waterlogged minds
spin dances of laughs,
wear masks of light.
spiderwebbed eyes
see lines through cracks,
fragmented whispers.
vulnerable hearts
open & cut & shatter
themselves, to be
stung & poisoned & patched.
dustcloud thoughts
twist, curl, snap!
broken & disjointed.
off-key melodies
too sharp; so flat; stop,
and with a smile.
cardboard smiles,
stuck in place & rough,
rigid & crying & tired.
waterlogged minds
& muddy dust thoughts;
spiderwebbed eyes
& nearly-there hearts;
off-key melodies
& tuned to smiles;
smile, dear, through
the thick water.
smile, dear, warbled
shape wavering.
smile, dear, make
us happy.
- a. ; 8.10.21
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shoebox | a poetry collection
Poetry" 𝑖'𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒃𝒆𝒅. . . " - a collection of poems written by yours truly - " . . . 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝒅𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 . "
