Poetry Corner: Hypoxia ain’t no joke

Hypoxia ain't no jokeAnd you didn't put your mask onBefore helping everyone else.You rushed up and down the aisleFar longer than youShould have been able.The lack of oxygenMade you forget your ownSurvival instinct,As if you ever had one.And force of habit made sureThat as long as there was life in youYou were always helping others.While …

Poetry Corner: Carving Pumpkins

Carving pumpkins With sadistic smiles Makes me Believe in magic. Don't forget to like, comment, and check out my Ko-Fi

Poetry Corner: A response to Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

I thought you meant one or the other After all, how could the world perish By both Fire and Ice. Yet here we are. The world is on Fire And while most of us are screaming Those hoarding the water Have frozen themselves in Ice To shield themselves from the heat And block out our …

Poetry Corner: Every lie you’ve told me

Every lie you've told me Is a brick In this wall around me That I have used to protect myself From thrown insults False promises. I built a moat from Hidden tears to quench my thirst When your drought of love Left me thirsty Here in this windowless castle, This tomb where I have buried …

Poetry Corner: Fall is here

The cold wind rushes past and I smile through chapped lips Thinking about which fall coat to wear first The pumpkins yet to be carved Red and orange leaves littering the streets Apple cider Hayrides And the oddly sweet smell of the world being put to rest

Poetry Corner: Home feels like

Home feels like Somewhere I've never been I've been taking up space In other people's places Tucking myself into corners And trying to get comfortable Until I get the chance To put down roots And am finally allowed To let myself stretch out

Poetry Corner: Lying is easy

Lying is easy I can do it with no problem No hesitation I can make a lie So seamless So effortless You would never expect That it's anything but the truth I can blame my sister For the mess I made And weave tales of Family members I never met Insist so strongly that I …

Poetry Corner: My greatest talent

My greatest talent Is putting up with things I can put up with anything I can put up with your mood swings Your guilt trips The banging on my door The arguments you claim I started I can bide my time While I clean up your messes And do the things you ask of me …

Poetry Corner: When I was a child

When I was a child I lived visiting the faeries At their waterfall And catching them in my backyard, Even though they often turned Into flies and ladybugs To try to throw me off. Everyday Every day I wrote new spells In my secret journal And would often find New music wands along the road. …

Poetry Corner: Climbing mountains in the rain

Climbing mountains in the rain Gives me so much more satisfaction. The added challenge Is what makes it worth doing.