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The day I die
The day I die I hope it is timely. I hope it’s mild and sunny while I love the rain I hope it doesn’t rain when my loved ones lay me down to rest By the time I die I hope I’ve traveled as much as I once dreamed of when my heart pumped up blood By the time I die I hope I’ve paid all my dues if it means I won’t become a burden on anyone The day I die I hope my mom won’t see, a literal pain is the last thing I want to be The day I die I hope the silent haters won’t come…
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Better Than – Poem
I deserved better. better than those crumbs better than the lies you fed me about work at the epicenter of lock-down I deserved an explanation for her late-night calls and her gleaming smirk when little did I know you two still talked I deserved better than a one-day notice and a one-sided story about us I deserved better than meaningless words and your heart-eyed emojis in other girls’ inbox I deserved a conversation, to be looked into the eye day or night when we talked I deserved warmer hugs and, what were we, after all? I deserved an explanation about the things I was too innocent to be aware of…
