I’m Scared That I see my life as a movie And that I’m not my own Protagonist And I’m only a supporting Character to so many Other people Just a face A background An extra To my own story And my own stories I tell because no one Else will ever tell me As anythingContinue reading “I’m Scared”
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Throattorchers
Throattorchers A box A breath A quiet murmur A panicked yell When we forget these Words are also said In heaven and hell Nothing seems to be As what it is until You speak the words Any words to change The scene Next act in the play Another chapter in a book Words all changeContinue reading “Throattorchers”
Everybody Else
Everybody Else Everyone else I used to know Some fond faces I don’t know If I’ll see Again Some cut ties Some hate or lies Among other things Deciding the reason Excisions were keeping Webs of networks apart Pacified egos Starving the soul And depriving Even simple things Like a throat To speak with EveryoneContinue reading “Everybody Else”
Outsider
Outsider I drove past you yesterday. I saw you at the Local cafe. I noticed someone That could have been you Walking on the overpass. I’m sure it was you Sitting at a table by yourself In the atrium. I served you food. I cut you off. My shoulder brushed Yours in the hallway. DoContinue reading “Outsider”