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: Memoirs of an unused heart
Muscle Memory
I still sleep on the left side of the bedI still look for you around every corner I still reach for that green dress The one you said brings out my eyes But I never wear it I ought to put it in storage Or donate itOr throw it away But I won’t It’ll stay … Continue reading Muscle Memory
Broken watch
Time passes by at an incredible paceLeaving me in its wakeStuck in the moment I last saw youWondering what else I could doSomething to make you staySomething to make that dayEndBut I’m stuck here foreverStuck in this never ending dreamWatching as you disappearA mirror of my every fearBut I guess we ran out of time … Continue reading Broken watch
Imbalanced
I thought I had killed my heart, But I hear in beating beneath the floorboards, Covered in dust, hair, and neglect, But still beating nonetheless, pushing against my ribs, Until they may crack, a jailbreak long overdue. Is my heart flying away or into your arms?I am overly aware of everything, Every muscle, every blink, … Continue reading Imbalanced
Babel
The human mind, what a wicked creation, It haunts me with fearsome fantasies,With broken and ghastly shards, called memories,And alas, I cannot run from my own reflection.The human mind, what a wicked creature, How it picks and chooses things to remember.I recall the worst—the forgotten birthday,Yet forget the best—the surprise bouquet. And suddenly you, who … Continue reading Babel
Hold on Tight
If you love somebody let them go that's what they say But I call bull If you find someone you love Hold on tight Love em with your whole heart I learned it the hard way I let you go Expecting a swift return But instead of a warm embrace You didn’t even look back … Continue reading Hold on Tight
Lou.Summers 