Woke up with a start.
Late again!
Run to the kitchen.
Glance in the mirror. Frown.
Dot dot dot
Message bestie. Call Auntie. Read group text.
All before stepping on to the tile.
What cute tile--looks so good in the background.
Dot dot dot
Hearts. Likes. Scroll.
Breakfast inhaled. Fingers through hair.
Like. Share. Like.
Back to the room for pants.
Glance in the mirror again. Frown.
Smile. Snap. Frown.
Dot dot dot
Dialing Mom. No answer.
Scroll. Sharon's photo. Frown. Like.
Read the other group text.
Grab the big shoulder bag.
Dot dot dot
Toss in a lipstick.
Mom is calling.
Grab the second charger.
Yes, we have two phones now, remember?
Yes, of course we need them.
Dabs of Dictum
1 Ask.
2 Just be.
3 Life is love.
4 Micro Habits.
5 Follow the Omens.
6 Consider the lilies.
7 I don't shine if you don't shine.
8 You are worth more than what you weigh.
9 You're the only one that can be you.
10 Is Life happening to you or for you?
11 You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.
#belief #life #poetry #list #motto
Ignorance is Bliss?
Unawareness, inexperience, uneducated
Is NOT
Ecstasy, heaven, joy
Unaware means not perceiving
Inexperience means not growing
Uneducated means not understanding
Hindsight is 20/20
Recognizing and identifying and learning
These ARE
Contentment, rapture, pleasure
#ignorance #bliss #hindsight #pleasure
transitioning
hoping
wandering
dreaming
reaching for the stars
learning
progressing
undertaking
experiencing
YOLO because life
forgiving
crying
singing
searching
on the verge
praying
understanding
talking
looking
happiness is inside
seeking
reading
watching
sleeping
deciding what to do
dancing
writing
remembering
daring
choosing myself
being me
living free
acceptance is key
Dingy hands moving through the dark, bleaching abyss.
My frenzied mind is in a state of twisted spoil.
Breathing in dismal stench.
Eyes black over.
Heart pumps twisted blood.
I fall backward and take one
last breath.
then the oxygen rushes back
to my brain and
I swear
to never try and
get a grass stain out of white pants again...
My ICE BLOOD ceases
to pump through
my stagnant, pitiful organ
known as my heart.
Because of you,
Bringer of Light.
You. You didn't come.
I thought wrong.
I misjudged you.
I must CONFESS
I set my tragic hopes upon
Y.O.U.
I let you convince me there was hope,
however endlessly pitiful.
It was pointless.
Now I must ever remain
in the thick melancholy darkness
where I belong,
unable to search for what I long to see.
I CURSE you:
Flashlight in the Night.