Either Side of the Limit

another peom, still no new stories :(

 

Empty again

The last drops of the ocean

All boiled away

In the sun, in the dark

Things drain away in the night

It was new, it was huge

Like a staircase to space

And unlimited stars

But give it time, everything ends

 

 

Burning again

It wasn’t so long ago

That I felt cold, like a stone

Alone at the bottom of the deepest sea

These lamps are too warm

This bed is too soft

I never miss anything

I ever had, just the thought

The way it seemed to be in my head

 

 

Reeling again

Loving comes easy without any past

Craving people all day

And hating all night, when they’re there

They’re stuck in your hair

And they won’t leave, they’re like flies

Buzzing in your ear

Blur the sound out and fog

Clears my eyes, I could die

And be happy right now when I’m numb

 

 

Empty again

What do I love? Could you

Ask around please, maybe find out

For me, I thought it was life but

Now I think it’s disease

I’m kept awake by my future

As much as my past

And my flask empties itself into the night

Just as the ocean spirals into the ground

And I found a fortune in a cookie to read

It said “Your meal

Was a trick of the light,

You thought it was bitter

Or too sweet or just bland

But it all was the same, you were

Playing pretend, now the truth

Might disappoint you:

Everything on your tongue

Ends up tasting like spit

And maybe your head told you

It was worth what you paid

But really it was no different

From the meal that another

Had puked onto his plate

So sweet dreams and good night”

Author's Note

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