Same

Everyone goes against each other

honor thy father, love thy mother

raging wars are all the same

to the girl who sits alone

in the dark with no name

hearts filling up with hope and despair

making you so crazy you pull out your hair

looking for loved ones

finding they’re not there

forever gone and lost to you

feeling sad and blue

your pain is all the same

to the girl who lives alone

in the dark with no name

dying in the fields of war

is only another score

to a leader who relaxes

while the country rots to the core

revenge is all the same

to the girl who cries

alone

in the dark

with no name

 

 

 

I Am 22

Hello Nana

Grandma

Lois

I want to introduce myself

I graduated college today

celebrated another mother’s day

fell in love

learned to take the curve without brakes

sing your favorite songs

fry chicken

grow my hair to match yours

bake cinna buns

remember your funeral

suck less at math

drink peppermint tea since that’s all you ever gave me when I was sick

I am 22 and you didn’t get to know me

I am 22

and I still miss you

Ever Green

greenThe world tumbles

like leaves falling to the ground

Trees sway

Hold onto me now before winter takes you away

our love, an evergreen

strong and ever lasting

can delay the dead forests of reality

and keep the hurt at bay.

Hi Mom, Happy Mother’s Day

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You were my first fan when I was eleven and started scribbling poems. I know you peruse my page every so often because despite being my biggest fan, you’re also my biggest critic. But, I would have you no other way.

My siblings and I are lucky to have someone like you, that will not only accept every part of who we are, but believe that we can achieve greatness.

There’s no poem or clever bunching of words that can encompass how much

I love you