A reflection
A rejection
A shadow of recreation
These fairytales we've carefully constructed in the nations -
Of our minds
Through our blinds
Tied up in fast forwards and rewinds
Caught in the entanglement of our thoughts
Of who they are and who they are not
We only see what we want them to be
They become what they are not
We can't see that they're already caught
We can't see through the midst
Of our sighs and our "I can't resist"
Imagining the kiss
We can't see them for who they truly are:
A broken-down used car,
A gateless fenced in cattle yard,
A dry bar,
A wet map,
A sinking ship,
A mouse trap -
Or maybe we can.
Maybe we see them for their entire broken, shattered, complete, whole, beautiful, half, shameless, bashful, crazy, wonder-filled, blended, breathless, loveable, unloveable selves.
Maybe we love them with or without their mental health,
Their financial wealth,
Their emotional availability,
Their personal insecurity.
Maybe we love them exactly as they are.
And that's what makes it so hard.
@abrigoa “Falling for Fairytales” a poem by Amy Abrigo #poet #poem #poetry #poetrytok #poetrystatus #poetry #love #lovepoems #psychology #fairytale #2023 #oc #fyp #spokenword #words #wordsmith #followme #poemstiktok #poetry□ #actor #thatsexactlyhowifeel ♬ original sound - Amy Abrigo
B: I think it smells like bath and body works and fresh popcorn mixed with teenage angst, hormonal rage, and misidentified machismo.
A: Huh.
What if I'm also on your mind?
What if we're waitin' on the divine-
Timing of it all
Before we fall
Before we make the final call
And the thoughts pour in
As you face their grin
Those with the eyes who wish they were where you've been
And they can't comfort you
Because all those thoughts you think they're thinking happen to be true
Yes yes I get it
Yes yes I know
It's not my fault that you didn't go
Welcome to Rockville!
Can you try to hide your doubt?
I know, I was awful - you don't have to shout.
Just because I sucked doesn't mean that I suck
Are you always this selfish?
Are you always this fucked?
And now we both feel like we've been demolished by a plastic truck
I hate this feeling
I hate this muck
I hate hating anything, can we be like Maybeline and just makeup?
Bark Bark
100-97-94-
Guess who's now a permanent cast member of Sorority Quest: Adventures In Time at Six Flags Fiesta Texas? This gal:
Reflecting all my insecurities
You think I need you to hear those things?
To feel
To see
That I'll never be enough for you to love me?
Rave Babes
It's really okay
It's okay
Time For Your [Greta] Glow Up
Happy Pride, Kweens
Fit Check
Just Greta Things
Why do I feel like I can pick yours out in a crowd
The way that you scream
The way that you hiss
The way you say, "It shouldn't be like this!"
Underrating every moment we had to build
A friendship you destroyed when you made me yield
To your stressed-out threats
To your poisoned mouth
I get that you're angry
I get that you're miffed
But was it me that you had to rudely dismiss?
Is it because I'm right?
Is it because I'm kind?
Is it because your anger made you blind?
Is it because you can't get out of your own fucking mind?
I wanted to trust
But you just showed me you don't give a fuck about us
Do not back down.
I will smile
Go ahead and pout
I will shout
Go ahead and scout
I'll walk out
Go ahead and kick
I will dodge
Go ahead and scream
I'll wear AirPods
Go ahead and fight
I'll block with all my might -
All of this shit you're throwing around
All of this for a fucking gown
Do you always treat your friends like a clown -
That showed up at the wrong party
Stuck in a half-dead courtesy
Walking and laughing without mercy
Trying to pursue
The check they were due
The blown-up balloons
The fuck is your problem?
I know it's not me.
But shit, if you keep treating me this way, it's about to be.