Georgia Tell's Blog, page 19
March 11, 2018
Poem #634
woman in love with her two month boyfriend
little boy says he’ll marry this girl one day
girl goes to her girlfriend’s house 5 nights a week
man closing the restaurant three dates in a row
“love is in the air,” says the writer
Poem #633
she will disappear soon
barely the air she breathes
lighter than a whisper
and she still won’t be happy
Poem #632
big gentle face
round brown eyes
melancholy look
giant snuggles
crushing girl
with enormous love
Poem #631
free child
smile without thought
dream without limit
March 8, 2018
Poem in Invisible Ink
The words are aching to explode from my chest. Instead, they leak in invisible ink. I want to read them, but I can’t see them, even with glasses.
I write this while I sit on a full-sized bed in a small room with nearly thirty other beings. The only way I survive is focus, focus on other things. I am a master of focus. Focus. Focus. Focus.
But that focus can create this never-ending loop in my brain. An anxiety loop worsening until my bones are about to shatter from the shaking. More power th...
Poem #630
hermit on the mountain
prunes the forest
rarely goes to town
dies on the mountain
trees bloom for him
Poem #629
flickering candles
silly thoughts
Poem #626
she keeps her head down
goes to work everyday
she’s angry and seething
but plasters a smile
one day, she explodes
not confetti and sprinkles
fire and sadness
loneliness and gasoline
