Cascading Conundrums

The irony of me is this: I write for a living, but I can't communicate even if my life depended on it. Conjuring paragraphs was always...

On paper, the world is miserable and awe depressing bloated with pollution and noise so loud you won't even hear yourself scream and...

I have never written poetry in a happy mood I've written in love but love isn't a happy mood at the innermost guts of love are nostalgia,...

Wish I could've said hi formally No, scratch that Wish I could've said you were pretty the way you said you were pretty Wish you could've...

I love like my life and my lifeline's on the line like I keep running out of time all the time like I won't be felt or heard if I don't...

20, a million My current conclusion I've lived long enough, I believe But I could live longer, I suppose I am not letting go I won't as I...

Stoic, cynic, Christian, I have never-settling rhythms But at least now I'm dancing as I look for nothing actually God placed me exactly...

I'd love to ride the trend of Wes Anderson shorts but I don't have a fancy camera on me and my town is far from being aesthetic no wide...

You can feel alone, but don't think you're different Because everyone is alone to an extent Recite a poem or sing a song about the topic...

Admiring Bukowski's love poems and despising them altogether Dancing to Kanye's bangers while neglecting the controversies Learning the...

She's always in love, or at least that's what's portrayed in her news feed Always spontaneous about everything she does The real-life...

You'll never get closure You'll never get completion Because life is no hero's journey Read the books, watch the shows But in your...

Stories shared underneath the shade of your balcony while the rest of the world was still asleep Dreams burst out in a quiet classroom...

It was a sunny day at the riverbank Meant for fun and games But life suddenly threw us to the water I admire how you handled it Drowning...

One is too much, then a hundred isn't enough Then you get to one thousand, so a thousand and one won't be so bad Chasing tails No dead...

You're not a genius, you just overthink Reading between the lines, no you read beyond them Calculating your steps, your heart, your...

Rosy retrospection, the unfair judgment of the past being better than the present. Basically, it's the bias towards nostalgia and the...

The alcohol didn't kick in tonight My eyes are still inside out I wonder what I wonder about As I take small swings on this very comfy...

Face insignificance You are not special What you have has been given to you You're not a different fish because you swim faster than...

If you're reading this, I'm already away from that mint-tinted space Where we shared dinner, songs, trip ideas, and ice cream I hope I...