to exist

is never promised

to last,

and to live

is all

a privilege,

but to breathe —

just for once

ever so peacefully,

is a gift

I won't trade

for eternity.

—A.J. Generillo

i know you've lost a lot of things

you've held on to pretty tight,

but the next time you come across

something you want to have

for the rest of your life,

keep it knowing

you'll lose it anytime.

and when that happens,

don't you ever seek for it.

you do not own anything in this world;

so set it free, let it run

and don't you ever chase it.

remember that we lose the things

that aren't meant for us in the first place,

but once they find their way back,

this time, they will stay.

—A.J. Generillo, it's me; i'm someone

You like meat right?

Well guess what!

You're meat too!

(I suck I know)

Bahahahhahaaaa

Nobody has a home

Miss. Grim would always tell us

What even is a home?

Is it like this one?

There are so many bunk beds that I get confused

Does a home have so many faces?

How do you remember who is who?

And do homes have smelly kids too?

How about stuffed animal guts?

Are they all over the floors too?

Miss. Grim, do you have a home?

Or is this your home too?

Yes Charlie, although my home is different

You see Charlie, my home and your home are different things

Do you like your home, Charlie?

I don't know what a home is, but I do like my friends

Can you show me your home, Miss. Grim?

Is it big?

Oh, and do you also have smelly children living in it?

Caharlie, maybe you should go play with Your friends for a while...

Miss. Grim has some grim things to do.

Dances in his arms

He spins her into darkness

she dances no more.

Athena

#poetry #haikus #dance

tossing rusty coins

into this well that

doesn't grant wishes.

deep, because

it's not water in there,

it's my tears.

i continue to empty

my pockets,

trying to find meaning,

reflecting,

a visual horror,

my soul,

stretched out.

i dismiss

the storm clouds

brewing,

forming a

wispy ring

around my head.

i want to tempt

fate somehow,

bribe her.

i want to

forget.

Two hearts

beat in time

I am yours

and you are mine

fingers

trace your skin

my lungs fill

and breathe you in

I dare to believe that this is fate

When I thought it might have been too late

You came into my orbit

and you gazed down on me

You pulled me in close

and your love set me free

Now I just can't imagine

up in the night sky

there was ever a chance

that you might pass me by

Two souls

intertwine

As long as you're near

I feel fine

With you

the doubts melt away

I look for

your smile everyday

I dare to believe that this is fate

When I thought it might have been too late

You came into my orbit

and you gazed down on me

You pulled me in close

and your love set me free

Now I just can't imagine

up in the night sky

there was ever a chance

that you might pass me by

I dare to believe that this is fate

When I thought it might have been too late

You came into my orbit

and you gazed down on me

You pulled me in close

and your love set me free

Now I just can't imagine

up in the night sky

there was ever a chance

that you might pass me by

P A U S E

the thoughts come

in a flood

that breaks barriers,

driving me up the wall,

then

in a flurry,

down a cliff

I fall.

S T A R T

it's okay

nothing's wrong

they're just thoughts

nothing more,

nothing less.

R E P L A Y

31.8.2020