Poems from BrittanieLauryn
Drowned by outgrown adulthood,
haikus wither to dull-inked veins that curl and
snap
under pressure of another member laid to rest.
...
Writer, Doctor, Dreamer.
A dreamer whose mother had yelled at her about not getting more water,
A doctor who practiced on her cat ...
He tells me he can’t hear me when I say
I love him.
He says I am too loud for him,
My syllables cause his ears to rumble and then there ...
The burdens of this world resemble
heavy fists pounding into weak shoulders.
going lower and lower until
Knees meets Earth,
Back meets...
One night I sat up
watching stars collect clouds
in their pockets,
pulls the moon in a wagon of wind
past the windows of the room,
edges ...