foundation, highlighter. concealer, eyeliner. eyebrow pencil, lipstick, blush. teasing, hairspray. a dress ill never wear again. shoes only for the occasion. look in the mirror beauty? step closer till your hands touch the glass who am i? a shell, a salon doll stares at me powdered, pigmented will paint covering flaws they think augmented, beautiful, …

tired night forcing tired love poetry all i want you think of me

radio

switch her on and let her play topic to topic, she drones away you don't mind, you tune out background noise for your game thoughts a real person or a radio? when you're bored, to whom you go? when you're busy, who do you put on? a blessing or a distraction? i am more than …

a student-athlete

The tired late nights when you get home Dust from the gym on you and your clothes How was school? Good. Training? Greaaat. The smile on your face as you recall the plays Hours of footwork, sweat, and shouts So long and also not enough Washing your wounds, you count them all Each rally where …

it’s night down there now

metal walls bounce my thoughts back in he’s asked me finally; I won't answer him trapped in a paradise trapped in a sphere the future is now but my present isn’t here it’s night down there now, what do they see? scanning the clouds for a sign of the free are you angry? I understand …