A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 69

Day 69: “The Little Girl Who Couldn’t”


One thing about me

is I like to be unfair to myself


Well I don’t like to

But you’d think I do by how often I do it


Past me’s

are held to impossible standards


“You’re stupid,

Bad,

Terrible,

Because you didn’t know”


But what recently I learned, realized

is I couldn’t know


How would I know

if no one taught me

helped me

told me


So what was once tangible

Something I was on the cusp of

Should have

Done


Was now something impossible

Intangible

Far

Something I couldn’t have done


Which opens up the door for me

To forgive

Myself

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 66

Day 66: “Lorde & Savior”


I press play

Close my eyes

Breathe


I’m transported

to 2017

“Melodrama” CD blasting

Feeling new feelings

Maturing

Freeing

Enjoying the summer

For once


When I open my eyes

It’s not 2017

It’s now


Still hot as heck

But

Somehow I can tolerate the heat


When I’m listening to “Virgin”

I feel free

Fed

Awake

Confident

Grown

Alive

Capable

Cool


Lorde might just have saved my summer

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 62

Day 62: “Canker Sore”


I have a canker sore

A huge one

In the back of my mouth

Right side


It hurts


I showed my boyfriend

Opened wide and shined a flashlight

He said he didn’t even need the light

It’s that big


I get them when I’m stressed

Makes sense why I have one now


I need a break

A breather


Deep breaths

In

Out

In

Out


Maybe a couple days off will help


A day in bed

Staring at my phone

Is bound to do the trick


A nice long shower

Self care


There

The pain will magically go away

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 61

Day 61: “No Questions Today”


I’m going to try not to ask a question in today’s poem


I realized I do that often


As I’m thinking about what to write

I’m wondering

Questioning

And that wondering leads to something

And that something is a poem


But I want to challenge myself


No questions today!

Just writing


I guess I’m still inspired by questions

Just in a different way


What do you think of this questionless poem?

Dammit!

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 60

Day 60: “Fatherless Father’s Day”


What do you do on Father’s Day

if you’re not currently talking to your dad?


I started by telling my mom happy Father’s Day

She’s always been a wonderful mom and dad for me


I spent some quality time with my partner

And my cat


I read

A lot


I didn’t cry

Or scream

Or pout


I honestly feel numb


What’s under that numbness?


That’s for another day