In the cold
The plants are dying
I forgot to water them
Do I ever remember anything?
Empty hollow space
In my head
Technicolor halo
Rapidly fading
Spilled out on the carpet
Two rows of my closet
I can't find it in me
To clean up this mess
---
I need to clean up this mess
I can't find it in me
Two rows of my closet
Spilled out on the carpet
Rapidly fading
Technicolor halo
In my head
Empty hollow space
Do I ever remember anything?
I forgot to water the plants
They're dying
In the cold
YOU ARE READING
My Year of Unrest: a collection of poems I wrote in 2020
PoetryA collection of poems from 2020 that act as my diary as I deal with anxiety, starting antidepressants for the first time, the pandemic, and the unstable socio-political climate in the United States. Critique is welcome and encouraged. Some poems ar...
