Poems from lekonieczka
i made it seem like it didn’t bother me
so as to not scare you away.
i made it seem like the image of your body on mine wasn’t...
depressed is not an adjective
like beautiful or funny or intelligent,
it is not a compliment
or a feeling that fluctuates.
depressed is...
as a child they told me sadness
would come in waves like the ocean,
but all i ever got
was the occasional trickle of rain
from the holes...
the words dance on my tongue like ballerinas
spinning in circles
begging to be released,
your eyes stare my words down
jumbling the...
I wasn’t good enough for you. You were the king and I was the jester, you were the tree and i was the soil, you were the sun and I was the...