Poems from cocojelu

poet, lgbt+ supporter, feminist. i like writing and listening to spoken word poetry, but also knitting and watching cartoons like Steven Universe and listening to musicals like Fun Home. thanks for checking out my poems, hope you find something you like!
poetry is like a tree -
if you took all the metaphors
and gave them to me
i’d have them strung up on the clothesline
by half a quarter to 3...
I.
if i take this walk
and my stomach begins to ache for food
it's okay, because i know
the hot soup waiting on the kitchen counter will...