Decadence
List of poems from an era where I thought a lot about my self esteem.
To get an idea of the theme, read Etre
- Pretty
- Pretty for a black girl
- Cry
- I rarely cry
- Stay Solo
- I think back on how we were together, and I think "that isn't friendship"
- ''Umiy
- My mother
- Dumb Luck
- I see your smile and my body is so heavy
- Always
- I see you everywhere
- Can't Sleep
- Did you see me cry at the movies with tears a gleaming aquamarine?
- Fountain of Youth
- Sitting by the fountain, entertainment is all around us
- Forget About Me
- I want your hands all over my body.
- Unfair
- You look so pretty it's unfair
- Smile
- I like your smile
- Eclipse
- You have the kind of smile that forces me to look away.
- Seance
- I can almost feel you in my presence
- Italy
- Let me worship you like classical majors do Rome.
- Mary
- My reflection tells me in the mirror, I can't feel your heart
- Light Blue
- You feel light blue;
- Word Play
- I don't write poetry, I am poetry.
- Warm, a poem that can be read forwards and backwards
- Warm:
- Moon
- Everyday I'm curious about your phases
- Disgust
- I'm not a girl, I'm disgusting.
- Star Death
- You're astronomically exhausting.
- Lust
- I want you to light me like a dying fire
- Greek
- You're the sun at midnight.
- Laces
- Around the loop, through the bunny hole