poetry collection (2023)

collection of all the poems i made in 2023! only one poem is left out as i've decided to post it as its own blog because it's one of my favorite ones. just a note, most of the titles of the poems (except for poem #4 and #6) here are not just titles, but are meant to blend with the poem as the first line. i guess i have a tendency to do that haha

unfortunately this collection is very short... but i'm hoping i will write way more poems this year!

#1 poem:

acid

i shove it down my throat 

it boils when the music’s blasting

i let it ablaze like fire 

for it to descend;

it's a waterfall, 

and i feel it stain my face

#2 poem:

take me far away

for gravity to sweep me off my feet

let me soar to space

so the city lights appear like stars

they’ll glitter in my eyes while i look down

and you’d beam at my glimmer

like you did before we left the town

so we could claim 

the universe as ours

#3 poem (for school assignment):

catch me, danger

i don’t want to fall to anguish

memories keep holding me back

but you guide me a step forward

so i skip the stages of grief,

go straight ahead to acceptance,

dance with me to celebrate this new revolution

even when we both know i rely on my delusions

this can’t be self-destructive if i’m numb to this.

this can’t be self-destructive if you complete me.

used to your darkness

vision blurry when i’m far from you

i can’t, don’t want to, adjust to the sunlight

i don’t deserve it— its warmth
when i know i’ll get burnt 

and i know it’ll be my fault for basking

my purpose now, is seeking your validation

for the price of losing my dignity

#4 poem (untitled poem):

my heart is heavy with tears

throat clogged with screams

buried down with a swallow

clawing at me from the depths

vibrating within, never heard

eyes ahead with empty eyes