A truth you did not want to know can rot & grow mold in the pit of your stomach, can sour every taste you’ve ever had, can cast a stench so bad you forget you’ve ever known a sweet thing.
Evelina Todorovahas quoted2 years ago
I once heard a rumor
that goldfish have an evolutionary gene
where they’ll only develop as big as the tank they’re put into.
They need space to stretch. And I wonder if
Twin and I are keeping each other small.
Taking up the space that would have let the other grow.
Leslye Nohelyhas quoted9 months ago
When your body takes up more room than your voice
you are always the target of well-aimed rumors,
dust bynhas quoted2 years ago
Maybe because I can’t keep the billboard frown off my face,
the one that announces I’d rather be anywhere but here.
dust bynhas quoted2 years ago
Like she’s used to shouldering her way
through any assumptions made about her.
dust bynhas quoted2 years ago
And the poem was actually for you.
I thought it would be cathartic
to write something beautiful for yourself.”
dust bynhas quoted2 years ago
Like we saw and were seen.
And how crazy would it be
if I did that for someone else?
Eugeniahas quotedlast year
Dreams are like the pieces of fluff that get caught in your hair; they stand out for a moment, but eventually you wash them away, or long fingers reach in & pluck them out