I wrote these words on January 23rd, 2024. They have sat in my phone since then. The idea came to me when I found out that not everyone saves numbers in their phones… You haven’t saved my number in your phoneBet you got it memorized by now, thoughMy name doesn’t pop up on your screenButContinue reading “Memorized by Now”
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New Year’s Stew
I wrote this on January 1st, 2024. I originally titled it “Happy New Year,” but changed it to “New Year’s Stew” because it’s different, and I like different. A nameless woman, sad and alone on New Year’s, came to my head, and this is how she felt. Did you kiss a girl at midnight?You neverContinue reading “New Year’s Stew”
Falling into Trouble 2.0
More inspiration from my upcoming novel, 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙨. You were behind me, waiting for the sinkI’d never been to a bar with a community washbasinWhen you opened your mouth,I thought you would say, “Hi, my name’s Jason.” Instead, you said, “Need a hand?”I laughed in a way I hadn’t in agesWho offers to helpContinue reading “Falling into Trouble 2.0”
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I Will Always Find Love, a poem
While I know some of you may be tired of reading my poetry, statistics show that many still enjoy it. This is for you, you know who you are. You once said, “but for me, you are the end of the road.”Then you created a fork and away you strodeDown a different path, away fromContinue reading “I Will Always Find Love, a poem”
Broken Heart Souvenir, a poem
He said he wouldn’t talk to me for six monthsHe said I needed to grieveHe said he’d wait for meHe said six months would fly by in a breeze He had his own broken heart that needed put back togetherWe were two broken people connected by an invisible tetherI poured my heart into my workHeContinue reading “Broken Heart Souvenir, a poem”
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