Poems from etherealrose
"I have a solar-powered confidence and a battery operated smile. My hobbies include - editing my life story, hiding behind a metaphor, and convincing my shadow that I am someone worth following."
-Rudy Francisco, The Honest Poem
you'd sigh as if you
could blow away the hurt
close your eyes as if you
could shut out the light
shining right in your face
bring in...
"Live," I demanded of him.
"Love and live.
That's all you can do.
That's all any of us have."
and so he did.
with me, of all people.
he did...
I'd look at him,
his back turned,
that grey hoodie
over his head,
covering his hair, his head,
for me to unsee
and look away,
almost in...
"we could fly so far
under the radar"
go ghost.
do amazing nothings.
be amazing nobodies.
go to amazing nowheres.
our shadows walking...
We laugh, open the door, dance in the rain,
run headfirst into the mess, the noise,
the music of the world,
alive, breathing, crying,...