I want to hold onto these moments
That dance in my contemplation Of the two of us, Sitting beside muted lights, Dripping water, running footsteps, sporadic shrieks Yet all that matters being The laughter that quakes from our lips While even the homework, glowing on our desks, Fades into the night with a chuckle
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I would say I wanted more time
To finish that assignment That one dragging my heart And tackling my mind The one binding me to this chair Where I sit and cry And it wouldn’t be a fib Yet, there is something else Peeking out behind the door Warm, comforting, encouraging A friend with a smile, reminding me That I’m not alone And we still have time Maybe it’s a ghost, I say
As I duck under the tree Little branches, blooming with buds That taste my black hair As the wind swoops around me to reply, Of course I am, silly, don’t you know?... Yet, I keep on walking My sneakers sinking into damp soil And my eyes squinted against the sun Because even if it is a ghost, Well, who’s to say I’m not one? We held each other through the waves of time
Two brothers: Noah and me As the tendrils of the sea grasped our bodies We hiccuped and sand fell out Littering the ground with love Thriving in the midst of chaos We decided then, That day in the ocean, No matter what, We had each other And It wasn’t fair It wasn’t right It shouldn’t be Just us But it was And We clutched each other’s hands As the abyss shrouded ourselves Until the sun rose over the waves There is something I miss
About sitting on that swing My feet in the air As I tremble just a bit, Which is quite a feat, Not because of fear But because I am flying And I can’t find fear With the world beneath my feet Suddenly breaking into bits The wind in my ear Just Wendy on a swing And that’s something I miss Sun, I leap toward
Sand, stinging bare feet Harshly, shoved to the Side, where jeering Crowds, twinkle with Hope, for...for...for a Win, for their Favorite, sky glimmering Above, so bright and Beautiful, bird rises from the Ground, where I pant a Rhythm, echoes from the Feet, of racers before me yearning for a Victory, I already have as I face the Sun I’m standing on a ladder
With my hand clasping the top rung And looking through a window Where birds are flying above Briny water tumbling with stories Of lives lost and loved Yet, my attention dwells on the birds Because their task is what I want done I know when they return, happiness will surely be For my friend will have sent me a message One that only a smile can meet I’m a door shut closed at the end of the hall
Not one shout can barrel its way through Trembling, but sturdy, I command my wall And deep within my fibers do my thoughts brew But there is one key that can unlock my thoughts It’s bright, glittering, and has a golden hue Once it slips through my guarded gate My door slides open and laughter ensues Being around you makes me free
I am a fish swirling through the air My tail flailing among the clouds And you are the rain That soothes my haunted scales As I struggle against the wind You were the first that was there To witness my ascent and my descent To hug my weary tears as I plummet Through the Earth’s crust Clutching nothing but luck You are my friend and you let me be Just a girl who does not deserve This much love Sometimes all I need is a rocketship,
I think as I sit in the night Alone except for a cup of tea That spills on my lap Bursting suns crackling against my hips And I wonder, Where might this rocket soar So newly sleek with adventures Glittering at its feet But so so lonely And trembling Then the droplets tumble to the Concrete and I blink Back on the ground And I listen to the Humming of a friend Bringing the Earth back to me |
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