Safety I look up to the moon The light clears my mind free The two parts of me collide Burns together as I crouch in agony I hold on to the breath Until I release and watch the smoke fade away I blink and a part of me fills No reason, no blame Just filling another spot that was broken I move across the grass, The water hitting my shoulders Shaking the hair out of my face And I begin to breathe Is it possible to feel fine after the rain hits Does the lightning see through this mask Does the storm wash everything away Throwing away the burdens That causes my shoulders to slump Tearing off the pain That burns my fingers as I grip harder On what life I manage I always hide when I’m surrounded Like an animal stuck in a trap I duck my head, grin, smile and laugh Pretend like this all doesn’t freak me out But here, when the wind slashes around me Where the rain strikes at me like the notes in my head Where the grass and the trees tell me to grow I press my hands and arms around a tree I feel ...
Inside the brain of a so-called "pretty geek". Poems, short stories, and quirks