What’s in your head right now?What are you thinking about? Is it good?Is it bad?Does it make you feel sad? Does it bring about hope?Or a bitter expression?Is it something sating your obsession? Is it causing you to spiral?Or making you smile? Whatever the thoughtIt can make or break the dayIt could be something toContinue reading “What You Think”
Category Archives: Poems
Happy Little Red Bird
Happy little red bird sitting in a treeHappy little red bird waiting for free meatStealing all the food that belongs to the storksTaking it away without bothering with forksHappy little red bird lives by the zooAnd knows all the exhibits where it can possibly find foodSteal from the dogs before the pack starts its runStealContinue reading “Happy Little Red Bird”
Hold On
Holding on to hopeCause its all that I gotHolding onto hope Hoping that it ain’t for naught Working toward a dreamTo make it come trueWorking toward a dreamHoping not to be blue Putting in effortUntil the day is spentPutting in effortHoping to make a dent Wanting to be usefulMake an impact. Make a differenceWanting toContinue reading “Hold On”
The Dark of Night
It comes in the dark of night Makes you toss and turn in bed It slips right into your room To whisper fears inside your head That mistake you made? It was costly You should be very afraidEveryone sees you quite crossly It breaks your dreams like snapping limbsAnd hides within the darkIt fights toContinue reading “The Dark of Night”
Communication Dies
It festers in the groundA word hereA whisper thereWho knows if its true Or if its a lieBut it’s enough to make families dieA bond so strongCousins, friends, or coworkersA rumor comes out to commit murderLies. Deceit. Your own fabricationsBitterness and grudges. No communicationNo hearing the storyNo seeking the truthNo understanding one another so weContinue reading “Communication Dies”
Tribute to Songs
Owed to the boat built in sand, believing for rain To the ones who touched and went their separate waysTo the one saying “Hello Darkness, my old friend.” And those dubbed UnforgivenTo the reminder to serve while in the waitingKnowing I just haven’t seen it yet.To little miss one big mess and never restAnd theContinue reading “Tribute to Songs”
Merry Cheetah Christmas!
It’s below a feels like of 20 degreesI’m wearing six layers and can’t feel my feet.The cheetah exhibit is currently barebut the enrichment we have will put Christmas in the airWe’ve presents painted with child-safe paintAnd streaming decorations that hang in your faceA cutout tree all decorated and prettyFitted with a skirt to look niceContinue reading “Merry Cheetah Christmas!”
Thanksgiving Blessing
Thanksgiving is tomorrow I pray that you’re not stressed Or, at all, filled with sorrow But you remember that you’re blessed An overlooked holiday Full of turkey and more And whatever game that plays Where we anxiously watch the score May it be a sweet reminder Of all things you hold dear May the worldContinue reading “Thanksgiving Blessing”
To the Happy Couples
To the happy couples Married spring, summer, winter, and fallMay your union bring you joyTo last through it all All the trials and the painand the times of uncertaintyAll the sorrow and the rageAnd boring days of normalcy To those on anniversaries Or just getting marriedMay your days be full of certainty and all yourContinue reading “To the Happy Couples”
Premeditated Murder
I want to beat up expectations I want to pummel social norms Drag pressure down an alley and leave all it’s garments torn Let me bloody my fists on the idea of success Tear the checklist of society that asks where’s the wedding dress? You amount to nothing if you can’t make it on yourContinue reading “Premeditated Murder”
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