Poems from shanno4239314
I am undone by a question mark on an empty mason jar.
it used to be held
in your hands.
you said, I’ll fill it up.
someday.
with what?...
The night is
sharp
and
dark
and
ugly.
And did you know
there’s a beast...
I
Mama bit her full bottom lip,
red from the lipstick
I knew she hated,
the lipstick Papa bought her.
I never understood why she wore it...
Happiness. My mother says it comes in a tiny pill.
The absence burns...
they say we are
in love.
I say we are
absolutely ridiculous.
mismatched. misinterpreted.
mundane.
I thought this would work.
you and...