My grandparents used to go on a date every week, To see what the cheapest meal they could find was,Often they landed at some chain burger joint,Splitting the smallest thing on the menu. I aspire to have a love like that. A love that I don’t need to earn, that’s cheap,All I have in terms … Continue reading Cheap Love
Category: A smile stained by teas and memories
Luna’s Petition
I surround myself with stars that dazzle, Beacons of light, beautiful but fragile, They are composed of glitter and fire, Vicinity correlating to attention required. I am but a fragment of them, a mummery, My light is softer, almost melancholy,But don’t confuse humility for weakness, I am not always speechless. In fact, I have a … Continue reading Luna’s Petition
Someone Sparkly
She’s lovely,In that she’s easy to love.She’s the type of girl that,When she talks, whether loud or soft, Everyone holds their breath. Because every word out of her pretty lips,Is as wise as someone thrice her age,Her smile is starlight,Her laugh, the tinkling of bells.She’s lovely, In that she loves like it’s breathing. She’s the … Continue reading Someone Sparkly
Lived In
In youth, I sought perfectionResolving that beauty is smooth, unmarked skinThat a flawless face and perfect hair is how to obtain The thing I long for most, affectionAnd so, to live without fault became my baneDesperate to maintain a youthful hue I devoted my wealth, time, and dreams toThe art of a rosy complexion But … Continue reading Lived In
Stories
1937 just another boy Raised in a house with no furniture Poor but happy, he made himself useful Farm hand, mechanic, and everything in between Drank smoke like water Has the lungs to prove it 1940 just another girl Raised in a house too small for another Fatherless, what a scandal Wouldn’t let it hold … Continue reading Stories
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