To the people I have said "love you" to and they have said it back,I do not disagree, that "I"is a heavy commitment far too momentous for our mouths:we dissolve ourselves entirely, like solvents as if this is a solution,throwing around "love you's" unburdened by the fact that thelove is just an exhale, one that … Continue reading poem | “Love You”
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poem | home is such an innocent sentiment
Home is such an innocent sentimentbut yet the all encompassing desirefor it grips us in its clawsalways looming over our shoulder as the dreaded figurehiding behind dad-proofed closet doors,We remember home as a saturated film reel of everyone we've lovedevery flower that has bent under the wind of our willand every heart we've ever touched,We … Continue reading poem | home is such an innocent sentiment
poem | Roe v. Wade overturned
5:30 pmMy nanna wants to talk about itbut I steer the conversation back tomy ACT score(state mandates don’t feel so personal when theyturn out in your favor)the ocean is very large andAustralia so very far away, if we speak it will beno message in a bottle, but a message in a bomband I don’t want … Continue reading poem | Roe v. Wade overturned
poem | when you sit with sylvia plath at lunch
and when sylvia plathsits with you at lunchhave you found yourselfor lost the world?(probably both)pages crinkle in placeof conversation scrapsand words bloom into poem drafts,it's not so quietin the library:dew drops form in frontal crevicesso much to understandexcept what you want to knownow it is timeless but the bell rings and off you go(don't get … Continue reading poem | when you sit with sylvia plath at lunch
poem | heavy
how can silence be so loudwhen we learned it was quiet,not meant to make a soundor cause any riots.how can silence be so deafeningor a crushing pressure on my chest,like the weight of the worldwas a custom made vest.© Ella Levick apoeticdaydreamer.comInstagram/Pinterest: @apoeticdaydreamer
poem | division
the inevitable division of humansis not always born out of greed or hate, it is a slow differing of opinion, that spreads from state to state. and those with no willpowerfollow blindly the other's lead, without ever pausing to wonder if the division is something we need. wouldn't it be better to stand together, as … Continue reading poem | division
poem | perspective
don't you think it's funny,that from standing on the ground, the earth seems quite large, and not the slightest bit round, but if you go a bit further, and look from afar, you will find that standing in space, earth looks small like a star.© Ella Levick apoeticdaydreamer.comInstagram/Pinterest: @apoeticdaydreamer
poem | sound of silence
what is the sound of silence?is it the laughter of despair?or is it the quiet sound of forgivenesstravelling through the air?does it make trails down her cheeksfrom all the words she did not sayor the conversations she plannedthat didn't go her way?is there just one form of silence?a shout that makes no sound,a prayer sent … Continue reading poem | sound of silence
poem | mending melodies
you tell me you will fix me,but am I really broken?all I need is a dose of songsto heal the torn and stolen.© Ella Levick apoeticdaydreamer.comInstagram/Pinterest: @apoeticdaydreamer
poem | scars
my scars tells the storyof everywhere I've been,of all the trying times I've gone throughand all the places I have seen.but a scar isn't always on the outsidesometimes it's the things you can't see,like the imprint left by someonewho said they'd stay when they meant leave.© Ella Levick apoeticdaydreamer.comInstagram/Pinterest: @apoeticdaydreamer
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