Inktober, But Make It Poems (Week 3)
outpost
what does that even mean
what is an outpost
to me
it’s interpretive
it’s a commentary
on being out
sexually, actually
being gay
or straight, if you’re brave,
and posting on social media
outpost
rocket
i wish that i could take a
rocket
straight to the top
of my dreams
my dreams being fame
fame for what?
thank you for asking
fame for whatever sticks
honestly
comedy or acting or sitting at home
looking averagely beautiful
in a relatable way
instead i’m forced
by myself and my self alone
to do a myriad of things
and see what
makes people
give me the most
attention
storm
i think people complain about the rain
but secretly like it
water is a motif for so many things
so yeah
your headphones are getting wet
so wet that they may stop working
but it’s okay because the storm is
symbolism
trap
hahahaha
how sad is it
that the first thing
to come to my little baby brain
was that that’s how i will get a lover
by trapping them
not literally
we’re working with metaphors here, baby
trapping through acting normal for one second
before ripping off my mask and revealing
that i am absolutely an unhinged
freak
:)
dizzy
my head spins round and round
when i try to figure out
what exactly a hedge fund is
and while i invest in the stock market
i have no clue how that girly works
im pretty sure the economy is fake
but if i try to think about it too hard
my brain pounds and hurts
how can i know
if money is even real
if i have none of
it
coral
cognitive dissonance
is how i love wearing muted colors
neutral colors
dark blues and grays and a black sweater
but
look best in the worst colors
coral and other related shades of pink
imagine me in a coral shirt
i could never do that to my friends to my family to
myself
coral is so much more than a color though
someone i went on a study abroad with studies
corals
science is cool
and some politicians are trying to follow it
whatever that means
but here i am
imagining mike pence following, stalking,
coral
sleep
where were you
when you learned about the cycles of sleep
how did we figure out there were cycles
how do you measure that
and now the watch on my wrist
knows when i’ve hit REM?
which means rapid eye movement
what
why are my eyes moving rapidly
while i sleep
oh and get this
your eyes roll backward when you close
your eyelids
yeah
i hate it too
chef
i can make a dish
with three separate vegetables
using no recipe
so naturally
my mom is convinced i should be a chef
im not talented enough
or creative enough
and besides
it’s too hard to be a successful chef
which is rich
coming from the person
who just wants to have the funniest line
in one movie annually
for the rest of her
life
