Words swell up inside me
chaos in my brain...
Emboldened.
Emboldened by praises imagined...
I hear their cheers, loud, pressing,
a constant drone in my head...
I wanted to ask her if she loved him, or if she...
but her eyes just dared me to ask such a...
He was a beggar I guess,
with clothes tattered and torn...
It’s an illusion of grandeur
this glass house that I build...
I wonder if anyone’s listening,
if anyone other than me will ever read these...
What I’ve learned so far -
is that sometimes promises really do get broken...
I’ve been cheated,
I’ve been harmed...
A shot of tequilla,
A hit of weed...
A day in my life
begins with a song...
I want to be like you,
Strong, caring, generous...