Poems from kb97
I haven't written much poetry so if you have any suggestions please let me know. I'm 21. I'm about to start college again after dropping out twice. I will be majoring in Public Service with a focus on Nonprofit Management. If you have questions about something I write or just about me in general go ahead and ask. If you're worried it's too personal ask anyway (except full name, address, or other potentially identifying information). If I don't want to answer I'll let you know. Thanks for reading my poems! :)
When I was a child
I would count my age up.
"Next year I'll be seven.
Then eight.
Nine. Ten. Eleven. Twelve"
Up and up.
"I'll be...
Like when the dentist
Shoots novocaine
Into your gums
But you still feel something
"Pressure" he says
"Just pressure, not pain"
But that...
No matter
How softly
You tread
When you walk
On eggshells
They break
The cheap kind
Burns on its way
Down my thoat
But it doesn't bother me
Because I'm not drinking
To feel good
I'm drinking
Until I forget....
Yes.
But not as much
As what it helps me forget
For even just one moment