I Give Up
The letters on my backspace button
are fading
I'm hating
the fake words emanating
from the tips of my fingers
because I caught myself
trying
So caught up in wanting to hear you cry
as a result of my
"poetic side"
that I began to lie
with what I brought outside
from my head
and I forgot
that this what I love to do
and
no amount of money
is worth a honey
glazed version of the mind that
I somehow chose to hide
and that I'm so lucky to have
I will flaunt these words
no matter how absurd
they may sound because
they are mine
one of a kind
don't try and find
them somewhere else
Google search these
sentence patches
zero matches
I place my soul here
within these little symbols
that serve as notes
for our throats
to sing
and thoughts
to ride
and it is embedded
much deeper than
the pixels
on your screen
I
am
in
love
with these words
and I give them to you
because you are
my brother
my sister
my father
my mother
You are Me
and
I am You
and the air
that we share
also touches my hair
when I stare
up there
at the sky
and wonder "why?"
So smile
just for a while
because
even though I can't see you
I feel you
here
my friend
and as this piece comes to an end
I find
that I could care less
if this poem's not the best
I give up
on this test
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