Generic writing sells
Imagine what a generic soul will do
I see myself fishing for likes
I will write a poem for the masses
Your love is like
A blue whale
Sailing deep
Drag my heart
Down into your intimacy
I've been calling your name for many years
All you had to do was look in the mirror
We wanted to be everything we weren't
Chased after rainbows
Running off
Into some great unknown
I wish you loved me the way I loved you
Will
You
Ever
Hear
Me
-a voice drowned in your forgetfulness
Generic is as generic
As a pumpkin spice frappuccino
As popular
As a president that shames women
As trite as advice to "love yourself" and that you shouldn't question what's implausible
But if you find yourself falling down the rabbit hole
If you find yourself not recognizing the world around you
Please meet me there, before I hear one more piece of BS writing written by a 12 year old
signed idc
...
There's too much water in me
I gasp, breaking the surface, taking a deep breath of the night air
I stare up, looking at the stars in the sky
Fragments of comets trail past
Followed by satellites
Stupid humans
YOU ARE READING
The Last Mermaid
PoetryEver had a dream you confused with life? Ever feel yourself slipping away into the waves? Ever feel that you've just gathered wings to fly away from this mess? Well... you have. You may be one of the last mermaids. Part anthology, part diary of grie...
