9:27 pm
i wish i could erase these lines in my face
like a drop of ink in a swimming pool fading
away into nothing.
as temporary as time feels
my bones ache with the millions of seconds spent
walking, talking, learning
yearning for something, someone
to accept the various wrinkles on my skin
instead of covering it with red and yellow paint
and calling me a savage warrior.
please don’t be afraid or feel bad
i am not a helpless uncivilized barbarian
who uses pursed lips and eyebrow movements
as a way of speech.
i am just me.
why don’t you love me.
why doesn’t anyone love me.
like a drop of ink in a swimming pool fading
away into nothing.
as temporary as time feels
my bones ache with the millions of seconds spent
walking, talking, learning
yearning for something, someone
to accept the various wrinkles on my skin
instead of covering it with red and yellow paint
and calling me a savage warrior.
please don’t be afraid or feel bad
i am not a helpless uncivilized barbarian
who uses pursed lips and eyebrow movements
as a way of speech.
i am just me.
why don’t you love me.
why doesn’t anyone love me.