Poems from AmenObanor
She says it’s only tough love,
As I spend my days locked in the bathroom.
She says it’s only tough love,
As I feel my throat constricting...
Do you ever feel like your burning inside?
Like your battery is running low?
Like sometimes you just want everything to end?
You just want...
Why are we here?
Why do we care?
Work to live,
Live to work.
Why are we here?
Why do we care?
At grade nine,
You heard my wails through the stalls,
You saw my tears as they dropped,
You said six words I won’t forget,
”You’re worth...
What I sought was never what I found.
Determining what happens to me is not an ability.
Learned not to search like a hound
For hints...