april 6, 2017
shopping list
rubber boots to wade through salty tears
an umbrella to keep off any emotional downpour
glasses to see the truth through dreams and hopes
pomegranates bc they taste delicious and my soul needs that
a chest of dreams to inspire my heart again
a box of watercolors to paint my mind brighter
earbuds to shut out this lonely world with music
bandaids to cover the cuts in other people’s souls
april 7, 2017
my favorite clothes
slowly start to tear
first my flannel shirt
with the hole
in the elbow
next my comfy jeans
with rip in the knee
maybe next will be
my hopes and dream
those scary
silhouettes
april 8, 2017
the city skyline
is built of power
and determination
both of which
tend to scare me
but glass panes
and steel
form
jagged diamonds
that will never fade
from the memory
stuck in my head.
april 9,2017
they walk
hand in hand
along the road
oblivious to it all
only looking at each other
staring into each
other’s eyes
a tiny family of
two and a half
and inside my soul
i feel a twinge of happiness
like a sip of tea
on a rainy day
or a footprint
in clean, crystal snow,
a brick wall over grown
with ivy and nostalgia,
soft green grass
under bare toes,
and i smile.
april 10, 2017
each breath
lasts a millisecond longer
than the one before
and my eyes
are trying to close
against the chaos
in front of me
maybe learning you
would let me understand
what it is
i’m missing
or maybe you’d see
just how selfish
i am
if you ever bothered to
learn me back
and i’m sure
you don’t care
not about me anyway
and if i’m right
please don’t trick me
into thinking you do
unless
you’re confused
too
april 11, 2017
you said
to write
i told you
i’d written out
all the chaos
and now all i’m left with
is inky confusion
and
an echoing heart
-dedh // april 7-11, 2017