Eyes sunken in, she rests her chin on her wrist, wondering what the purpose of life is. Is it finding joy in random toys, in video games and interested boys, praying a smile fills that void? Or is it reminiscing in random texts, time machines of things you've left, people, places, words, and thoughts- Memories … Continue reading Nothing particularly Important
Author: CaliStray
I keep this blog as an archive for poems, thoughts, short stories. I've written for so long, and I don't want to lose anymore of my words to time. This is my little safety deposit box, and if these writings inspire, touch, relate to, or otherwise entertain another, I'm happy to share them.
Tell Me You Love Me
Tell me you love me, that we’ll always be friends. Know I'd bring you the stars, if we could hold hands. Tell me you love me, that I can dance in your skies. I’ll be your sun or your moon, Just to stay in your life. Tell me you love me, and we’ll never lose. … Continue reading Tell Me You Love Me
Run Away With Me
Won’t you run away with me? We can disappear into the trees, following our hearts, falling on our knees, with laughter, and joy, and love, and need. Everything inside is begging you, please? I know what I want, and I know what I see, And I know that you know that we’re meant to be. so … Continue reading Run Away With Me
Dying of Thirst
As the sun sets, my body sweats; This burned, aching, greedy mess begs in anticipation for when the tide rolls in to fill my soul with nourishment.Lessons and warnings erode from the shore"Drink from the ocean, and thirst even more," Do they know how good the ocean tastes,When you’re aching to drink after for too … Continue reading Dying of Thirst
The One with the Aliens
Trapped here, Between my heart and my gut, Caged by my ribs and a mind too open, I’m Fighting for a freedom I don’t really need. Your eyes plead, “Don’t leave…” But your arms are wrapped around another. “Soul mate,” or side dish? I’ve never known the difference. Not here, anyways. “You complete me.” Is … Continue reading The One with the Aliens
Unchanged
Chalk lines on pavement once meant hopscotch; now, they outline the bodies. Orphaned backpacks of bulletproof fabrics litter the vibrant halls, while the children line up in clouds to get fitted for angel wings. On the wall: "NOTICE: Heaven is running low on size '7T'" A little girl wonders if they come in a pony theme... As a nation, paralyzed … Continue reading Unchanged
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Can I just disappear? If I do, what happens to this confusion? I don’t know what I’m doing... I just know I don’t belong. It’s a problem I can’t solve. No matter what I do, I always feel alone.
Do You Still Think of Me?
As the night rolls on, I’m wide awake, watching the moon from the tidal waves where the horizon meets the sky- can you see the stars tonight? I made my wish on time machines, shining down on what we’d been. Memories played like favorite songs, over and over, we sang along. We dance on dampened, … Continue reading Do You Still Think of Me?
Fading
The world moved around her in a way she could not follow. Friends spoke, children laughed... But she sat alone, smiling back at curious gazes, trying to exist but fading.
My Strength
For years, I've frequently been told by my loved ones how strong they think I am. When this happens, I tend to clam up, shrug it off and insist that all I've ever done was what needed to be done. I'd never felt like I’d done anything to warrant such admiration and praise. Now, though, … Continue reading My Strength
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