Tagged: pretend
crumbs later, we will
crumbs later, we will
not have to pretend where did
it all go? – old friends
.
20180419:2246
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on uneven ground,
on uneven ground,
we have pretended
long enough
for self-esteem to
fray, patterns
to solidify,
thoughts
to slant
with no foothold
.
20180318:1710
y
when i am in your
when i am in your
arms, i pretend to know what’s
what, take great gulps of
confidence, appear serene,
a thing you can hold onto
.
20170501:0404
y
we insist on being
we insist on being
uncool, so that it’s always
a surprise, like when
the electronic claw comes
down and pulls us out of so
much plush and stuffed
doubt, even on the first try
.
20170317:2127
y
i am more and less
i am more and less
enamoured than i pretend
to be – when i come
up for air, hold me to it,
against everything, truth and dare
.
20170302:1824
y
it’s not working, this pretense.
it’s not working, this pretense.
i fire off missives to the regions
of my body that are still slow,
hiding from the signs, as though
everything is fine as long
as the message cannot
arrive. there are
whispers in the blood-
stream that sound like
fish or cut bait.
.
20170224:0721
y
on days when i have to
on days when i have to
keep my chin up, i do
it, like one of those
chinstrap penguins,
climbing out of the
antarctic, ready to find
anything that resembles
a foothold on those steep
slopes. you are never
ready to hear this, i know
it, by the way you smile
so innocently, try out
jokes to conduct the most
favorable light. i make
the decision for you,
yes, sorry, just like that,
you are not allowed
to comfort me, i keep
my chin up, helmet on, look
for the next solid step
.
20170222:1908
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