Poetry is a medley of similes and metaphors that can paint a picture in the reader's mind. Visuals of nature, people, and experiences are condensed into a powerful work of writing that lets the reader glimpse into the author's head.
Photography has been a key point of inspiration for me when I can't find a topic to write about. Below, I'll showcase some of my pieces (which you can also find on my X account) and the photography that inspired them!
(All pictures are taken from unsplash.com or pexels.com)
1.
sunlight drifting up my skin
i am letting my toes
out and tanning until
my body melts into a
puddle of summer and
saccharine daydreams.
2.
i have not experienced death
but i laid my heart in a coffin
many times before. prayed
over the last beat. i’ve watched
it lower into the ground, and i’ve
dug it out again despite the rot.
3.
traces of gray
i smudge the edge of
your mouth with granite
stained fingers, get a
taste, and drizzle letters
into your mouth like honey
or poison.
4.
somewhere beneath the night and the city lights
i am sitting barefoot against
the cobblestones, listening
to the sky vent, and the moon
drink herself into a stupor.
5.
take my spine
rather, let me grow along
each vertebra, love. i
promise to keep this
part of your safe. i
promise to plant the roots
you’ve neglected.
6.
i see her, swaying with
the waves, her face
turned up to the moon
who caresses and listens
to her whispered voice.
7.
fear the shallows
but do not clench your
brows, darling. the water
knows, will lap at your
weakness and churn all
your desires into froth.
8.
ataraxia achieved
i become the starry night. i
become the blues that swirl
so gracefully into a never
ending twilight, and who is
to stop me from circling my
own thoughts in madness?
9.
tickled breaths
against my neck, i lay
my head back and
welcome whoever
dares to taste all my
forbidden desires.
10.
Why do all the pretty little things end up dangling?
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