Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/KrTAeWiPimc) 14.08.2022.
TRYING TO FORGET
Jealousy
Greed
Lashing out with the spoken tongue
Crucifying the holy one
The innocent are convicted
The guilty roam free
And the bombs keep falling
While the kids stay partying
We need more dope
Wars
Sex
To forget
DOWNTIME
The booze goes down like molasses
The gas like a rollercoaster on the flat
And the vape is a buzz-less bee
Waiting to be fucked up
Ruin my life already God
I don’t need to go out any more
I’d rather stay in bed and have a time
BUNKER
Why do I not tell them the real story of my life
Why do I keep writing if the drafts are thrown away
Why do I keep writing if the tears ruin the few good ones I finish
Maybe one day I’ll make it out of the bunker from which I write
So people can see the scars I carry
Which I have hidden for years
Cowering away from public scrutiny
If only they knew the secrets I hide within
TEARS AND WAILS
I close my eyes and plug my ears so the world dissolves before me
Senseless bloodshed stains the soil as children go to school
Shielded away from the pain around me so I endure
What it would be like to be a seed of a flower
So I could float away to start anew
Can me like sardines so at least I’m sheltered
From the tears and wails
About the Author: Jaden Pierce is an emerging poet and writer from the DC area. His poems ‘Comparison’, Rhythm’, & ‘Scare’ will appear in Dreich Magazine. He can be found on Twitter @jadenpierce01 and Instagram @jadenpierce_
