Poem: Pink Lemonade

Poem: Pink Lemonade

You poured out your pink lemonade

and placed the glass inside the sink,

where the faucet rained down on it

and washed the memory away

of puckered lips and the sour kiss

between you and that cold bottle.

j.p

Hello! I haven’t posted here recently (on a hiatus while in grad. school!), but this looks fun :) Thanks to @that-chibi-writer for tagging me!

Current Book(s) I’m Reading: Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time manga by Akira Himekawa

Last Song(s) I Listened To: “Idol” by YOASOBI and “Now That We Don’t Talk” by Taylor Swift

Currently Watching: One Piece! I’m less than a hundred episodes away from catching up :) I also just caught up on Bungou Stray Dogs, which has had a crazy past two seasons!

Current Fic: None at the moment!

Next on My Watch List: The Apothecary Diaries looks like a fun watch.

Current Obsession: Mariokart! I also always love Hollow Knight. :) Most often right now, though, I’m focused on my projects for finals!

Tagging: @ellenya

If you made it to this point, thanks for reading, and have a great day :)

j.p

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Thanks to @inkovert tagging me!

Current Book Im Reading: Right now i'm reading blogs (work related stuff) and webtoons. I have this chronic problem of being unable to put down a book until its done. Thankfully i'm a fast reader, but when I'm really busy i cant afford to take the risk that my lizard brain will be hijacked entirely by the novel 🥲

Last Song i Listened too: oh. Synthwave boi from the Lofi Girl 24/7 live streams. My homie. That and the Wicked musical album, good memories, and some powerful messages.

Currently Watching: Definitely more gamer than TV watcher, but did just finish season 1 of The Diplomat on Netflix and it was pretty good.

Current Fic: Nothing presently but i probably read all the TOTK ones on Ao3 when i finished the game. (Post game depression hits hard my dudes).

Next on my Watch List: TV wise itll be whatever pops up. Game wise probably Skyword Sword or maybe the Witcher.

Current Obsession: oh my wip definitely. Very close to finishing the rewrite and looking forward to being able to shop betas and professional editors. Soooo if anybody knows anybody? Lol

Tagging: @dyrewrites , @groundcontrolpoetry @james-stark-the-writer

Poem: Solo

She danced around the room,

looking people in the eyes

as she twirled past them,

never meeting the same gaze

twice. In the flashing lights,

spinning late into the night,

she was untouchable,

her tears dripping like sweat,

catching light like diamonds,

slipping, unseen, to the ground

as she kept gliding forward,

spinning late into the night.

j.p

Poem: Fixing

I don’t want to chop my hair off;

I don’t want to sweep the floor.

Years-old strategies for fixing me

aren’t fitting anymore.

Find a new job and new wardrobe

to suit up my older self.

Grow my hair out. Make new friends.

Light a candle. Make a mess.

When I whittled myself down for weeks,

who but I should wield the broom

to brush away the parts I’ve shed

and build myself anew?

j.p

Poem: Pink Lemonade

You poured out your pink lemonade

and placed the glass inside the sink,

where the faucet rained down on it

and washed the memory away

of puckered lips and the sour kiss

between you and that cold bottle.

j.p

Poem: Going Ghost

No wind brings whispers of love and beauty--

my own shivers in the cold are all that move me.

I’m going ghost in the midnight hours,

a new-born vampire when I look in the mirror.

I sit with faceless fuzzy creatures and a can of fizzy water,

having a name and face and being someone’s daughter,

in good company through this blanching night--

a place to be and sit awhile, to make myself alright.

j.p