catalyst
catapult me
into that other place
where you can’t sit on the the sofa
you’re staring up at
from the living room floor
I’d love to do this another way
but my eyes cling to their color
I simply am what I am
This is all I know
of release I tie emotions
to each letter
then cast the words out of my heart
hoping they’ll fly away together
but my words sometimes sink like stones
with what I feel
Sometimes even I sink like a stone
where did all my courage go?
Bright yellow thoughts
shine out from these diligent digits
ticking away at compliant keys
they say only what I tell them too
and suddenly I want them to say more
I remember the feeling of blood-
letting through these poems
allowing me everything
I am afraid to ask for
out loud.
