i am a mess
more or less
emotions dribble
from me into the gutter
i am a mess
full of baggage and clutter
Category: Poems June 2009
This is Where it Begins (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
this is the place
a crossroads
with a story to tell
sometimes i see shadows
of another me, one that fell
Out of Your Arms (Originally Untitled) – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
living in your crowd
dense with sadness
time to rearrange –
what appears to be a mess
no one can say –
i have not held you to my chest
Reinvent My Wheel – Written Tuesday 23rd June 2009 (Aged 34)
the emotional suicide
the tearing up of scrolls
the redundant inside
the needing hold
Articulate Dreams (Originally Untitled) – Written June 2009 (Aged 34)
when you articulate dreams
you have the kind of stardom
that makes vaudeville stars
turn in their grave
Love – Written June 2009 (Aged 34)
people want love
like they want coffee
instant and neatly poured
they hope it will set them free
if only they are adored
Love and Hate – Written June 2009 (Aged 34)
as i clung on
i became aware of my reality
they kissed and cuddled
and never noticed i was a fatality
I Told Her I Kept My Soul in an Envelope – Written June 2009 (Aged 34)
i told her i kept my soul in an envelope
and that i would show it to her one day
i heard her sigh
Fire and Brimstone (Originally Untitled) – Written Sunday 29th June 2009 (Aged 34)
maybe i am the failure you described
maybe i am in the wrong place
maybe i am obsessed
Thirty Four (Originally Untitled) – Written Thursday 25th June 2009 (Aged 34)
i have always
been built withstand,
even at thirty four
and even now
it feels that i could so much more
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