Roused from a dream,
Uncertain of reality.
Ghostly presence,
Fading from its haunting.
Gripped by passion,
Suddenly absent.
Passed away in the night,
Dead by day’s light.
Utopian skyline,
Shadows cast long.
Ideals float upwards,
Lighter than breath.
Buried in dirt,
Bodies burnt to ash.
Gravestones memorialize,
Love’s last longing.
Indulgent words,
Cool indifference.
Shifting pieces,
But unmoved yourself.
Feeling distress,
Push out the pain.
Seeking victims,
Blinded by self-interest.
Calculating needs,
Overestimate your own.
Lacking perspective,
Justifying lies.
Placate and please,
But lacking sincerity.
Apathetic at heart,
Dead to the world.
Planetary orbit,
Celestial bodies.
Coldness of space,
No warmth in your soul.
Your needs aren’t typical,
Your thoughts, unconventional.
Eyes, they say, distorted,
They call you a freak.
Your buses are shorter,
The masses, they jeer.
You’re locked in a cage,
While they all go free.
Try to be like them,
Resented regardless.
Go it alone,
Viciously attacked.
No allies for the special,
Charity case at best.
They know what you are,
So why don’t you?
Tell yourself lies,
Conforming is best.
Sick in a sick world,
It’s how it has to be.
Until you find your tribe,
Queerdos just like you.
Driven into hiding,
But seeking you all along.
Teardrops falling,
Whips keep chasing.
Weights attached,
Legs keep pumping.
Bruised flesh,
Ripped skin.
Fused with the burden,
Anchor in the chest.
Fluttering eyelids,
Keep out the dust.
Sandstorms brewing,
Squint through the clouds.
With a single blink,
You’ll feel the force.
My pain rains down,
Slice through this mess.
New beginnings,
Old hurts.
Penelope’s suitors,
Demanding her attention.
Kitten by your ankles,
Following you home.
How to tell her in meows,
Landlord forbids pets.
Pushed out love,
Draw it back in.
Residing in the heart,
Recuperate from exposure.
Chilled but not frozen,
Cherished by her body.
Courage coming home,
Foreign lands inhospitable.
Tears drip steady,
Empty that cup.
Clean glass,
Starting again.
Misunderstood,
Know it yourself.
This world is cruel,
Unforgiving of fate.
Judgments rendered,
Predictive force.
Anticipating rejection,
Internalizing wounds.
Scabs formed,
Over festering flesh.
Ointments applied,
To rotting skin.
Safety nonexistent,
Create space for death.
Graveyards dug,
For countless corpses.
Nothing good,
Awaiting at the entrance.
Hostile intentions,
Fangs bared against you.
Your presence denied,
Enemies too powerful.
Allies nonexistent,
Hide yourself away.
Brushstrokes layered,
Canvas still white.
Rough outlines emerge,
Essence elusive.
Sitting model fidgets,
Restless and bored.
Constantly shifting,
Blurring the image.
Set off for a moment,
Never to return.
Incomplete portrait staring,
Blank spaces to fill.
Interpreting visions,
Fairy whispers of truth.
Legacy everlasting,
Ugly pictures of you.
Stay in the light to be protected,
Everything outside is repelled.
Dwell within.
Sleep soundly.
The darkness draws you close,
Encompassing and loving.
Maternal embrace.
Womb enclosure.
Start splitting an orange,
Offer scraps to a cat.
Sniffing suspiciously,
Not yet trusting.
Kind wholesome nature,
Maternal affection.
Nourish starving kitty,
Teary satisfaction.
Rubs and purrs,
Gratitude without bounds.
Accept love as a sandwich,
Filling bellies with love.
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