1 post tagged “poetry”

drowning in an ocean of thought and emotion
four in the morning
the cursor blinks, mocking me
words swirl in clouds of dark and bright
none of them fitting that exact shade
the color to show the feeling
the way to communicate
the cursor still blinks
I think I'm afraid
is there anything
any one small thing
any infinitesimal thing
that will show you
the blood red of my pain
the pink of my empathy
the yellow road I've come down
I think not
is there anything
any one small thing
any minuscule detail
I am leaving out,
that impossible detail
that will show you memory still serves?
I know your eyes are blue
I remember them black
pupils like coals
burning with a fire
that has since died out
I know your hair is brown
I remember it red
ends dripping with the oil
oil I used to anoint you
It's all gone
the cursor blinks, winking at me
I am drowning in an ocean of my own words
caught in my throat
blanketing my nose and eyes
this is killing me.

I wish I could be like everyone else
and only see the pretty things.