what don’t you get

i see you hid away
old words i gave you
when times were brief
but oh so lovely

papercuts on my hands
from the letters
i folded elegently
to send to you

tossed away carelessly
with torn pages
coffee stains
last weeks coupons

when i call you
i cry throughout
the entire voicemail
until i get cutoff

short of showing up
on your newsfeed
i’ve just been
so damn worn out

i just wished so hard
you could work me out
make me feel better
about being so wrong

but i took away
your not recycling
or using technology properly
but so good, at breaking my heart

catch-all

put your hands under
collective calms combined
sifting through disaster
what did you find
torn up memories
spent reflecting
wasted on nostalgia
could have been
but will never be
cleanse what’s collected
slate’s can be wiped
refresh calamity
to point out control
guise of confidence
fool those looking on
sober thoughts found
lightning strikes onward
in fields to be traversed
new eyes find brightness
too much to behold
second viewings lie
from the start of one
till the end of anew
unclench your fists
of what you’ve been holding onto

bell

we talked
someone’s bathroom

laughing drunk
cute girl smile

i dropped my phone
toilet
too busy
staring at your
eyes, blue

laughing drunk
cute girl smile

your friend
grabbed
off you went
my phone
dripping

laughing drunk
cute girl smile

my bud
rode shotgun
heater blasting
drying phone
i drove home

laughing drunk
cute girl smile

obstacle

what stands ahead
blocking you now
from the endgame

are fears conjured
hopes dashed
heartbeats faltered

will you trek onward
facing obstacles
with white knuckles

open cuts bleed
leaving trails
of yesterday

from agony you left
only to fall upon
ill contentions

now you see terror
eyes glazed over
tragedy will befall you

yet march on
failure is not given
until success is attempted

they hear not of you
but of your actions
albeit, the last of them

brief drawback

mistakes were made
things were taken
items were broken
you lost innocence
for a new vengeance

take a step back
to gain perspective
on the current situation
so you can clear your head
looking ahead with fresh eyes

corrections can be made
replacements are possible
fixes are in progress
changes are made
amnesty will prevail