Feelings in lines
Just some random little notes and stories on different emotions, like nostalgia, understanding, gratitude, love, and compassion.
french vanilla apple pie à la mode
a scoop of
chilly heaven
basked on top of a
loving slice of
thanksgiving.
a waltz of
milky sugars and apple syrup
entertains my taste buds.
a single
unforgettable show!
with no encore.
just
a shattered plate
of nostalgia,
a memory once lived.
what is it?
it’s kinda like
when the clouds pack up after a show
and there are crystal glints
all across the greenest grass and vast
as the sun smiles to its children
it’s kinda like
that
the luckiest man alive
who knew nothing
of his own luck,
became nothing!
little marble souls
my mother’s eyes are stones.
solid, strong, and solemn
unwavering, yet
eroding
from astigmatism.
my father's eyes are a melting ice cream scoop.
relaxed and exhausted
sinking into the bed of a cone
sweet and soft
and sad.
can you guess what mine are?
others are
rare sun crystals,
like a blue topaz,
a sapphire, emeralds, or jade.
mother nature’s offspring,
and they look like chestnuts, hazelnuts, or honey,
and dark pine tree bark.
precious little marble souls.
they share secrets, they speak the loudest.
louder than that
half-hearted smile
that lasts a couple of seconds.
louder than an
exhausted man’s crooked posture
that lasts until the next morning.
bloodshot,
wide,
or teary-eyed.
droopy, snooping, or squinting.
looking up, looking down,
to the side, or rolled around.
i don’t like sunglasses.
i love you so much
i know you to hold your cards to your chest
lurking in the pits of your irises, angels hide
over eyebags that beg for heavy rest
veneered with a thin grin, whimpering teeth tied
emotions lodged in the back of your throat
years of noise and noise and noise
of either abuse or ripped paper boats
under trembling blankets with broken toys,
sing me your song, i'll patch up your sail!
out of the cage, the bird is flightless, unfree
mend your wings i will—tell me your tale!
untouched no more, please open up to me
come, sit down, and let your heart glisten
here, i'll stay forever and i promise to listen.