narcissus looks into muddied water and sees clear streams.
Tag Archives: society
fish out of water
no one will help a fish out of water in this society.
misfits
misfits light up boring days.
faceless
what i once washas been erased by the majority of societytill nothing but an imprintof my previous facaderemains –renamed,i am born again
finite
the finite breath of life extinguishes when the rainbow arcs across the sky.
wings
to fly i need wingsbut i am stuck in this cagealone and hurting i want to succeedbut society restrainscompetition kills children learn to walkteen learns there is no limitbut you need your wings wings – given to few –miracles never granteddreams always die young the flight to the toponly the strongest succeedin the race ofContinue reading “wings”
is it wrong to not want to fly?
am i broken if i choose not to fly? these wings weren’t made for a broken butterfly,translucent shimmering strands of silkto adorn the beauty of a reigning monarch,the caterpillar on the ground shies away from flying. society’s standards push us out of our nestto watch us fly – it is the inevitable for every humanContinue reading “is it wrong to not want to fly?”
monochrome life
monochrome. the simple pleasures of life,granted. desire, rage, calm. satisfaction at where he stoodas the sun lit fire to the drowning sky. the empty man – his dead mother he did not mourn,his girlfriend he did not love – he murdered a man under a fiery sky,the reason why remains obscure but he felt noContinue reading “monochrome life”
today: georgia – cold
it’s the screams,white massage parlor wallspainted with spatters of red – pop, pop, pop – black hair matted against cold forehead – how long as it been – pain, it’s the pain, burning ice-cold, ice-hot,eyes forever closed, lost to the gates of heaven – or is it hell here? where Americansattack their own? have weContinue reading “today: georgia – cold”
madman
they call me a madmanbecause i enjoy life. they burn me at stakebecause i enjoy the imaginary. they suffocate me in watersbecause i want to swim against the current. they throw rocks at mebecause i don’t care about love. they flay my skinbecause i dare to love myself. tell me, am i witch because iContinue reading “madman”