Be me.

What's this longing that has me chase after it?
So needy for it which is why it's eluding me.
Not like I was born for it but it's my refuge.
Now that I think about it I can see why:
never felt safe otherwise unless it's pretend;
an excuse to explore the world in others' skin;
mom & dad won't approve that's half the reason;
it's the only way to be me without being condemned.

No title.

Have you encountered yourself?
I have not. It's not something
I like thinking about. I see
the upside of buried in toil &
forget about my will. But,
I can not: wounded pride &
nowhere to hide or
hiding too well. Life is
harder on the mind &
soul. The body follows
a moment too soon. You'll
miss everything if you truly
live. Is it better than
not knowing? I wish you
get used to hurting yourself.
Then maybe be whole.

A love poem to an orange.

You smell like the essence of joy.
You have the color of sunset squeezed,
rejoicing the violence by dri-dripping
the most tantalizingly consistent
pulpy sediment, shamelessly healthy.
No wonder you sustained me
when I swallowed the bitter medicine.
You're elixir of life in my palm,
yet they only call you an orange.

Shame.

They didn't care I never smiled,
never talked about what I want
or what makes me happy.
It's over their heads, I know.
They're not the adults, I'm
not their kid. It's an entanglement
so hard to leave. Because of
all the love wasted, lying open,
bugs, flies, shame-infested.
All the buttons made & pressed deep.
It takes a flood to wipe it clean.
I need it clean. The same faces.
Time is the flood, we just lay there
and wait.

In love.

I wanna be still especially when I'm moving.
Being dead is the ultimate goal,
maybe then I'd be a thing.
The blur that's me, the vibration that's bothersome.
And the worst is when it squeezes.
I want to be alone and still, then
maybe I can feel this person that
I happened upon. But it's not all there, is it?
What piece is missing?
I have to find it.
The vibration is the yearning:
to return? To go forth? To finish? To exhaust itself?
I want to be still, so I can think.
The stars have fuel to burn,
I'm but a transient spark,
in love.