Peter J: Favorites

May 2018 Peter J

blue bird

May 2018 Peter J

moyees

the little blue bird from my dream,
it told me I would be okay,
it told me I would get through it,
it told me not to worry
but then,
that little blue bird from my dream died.

May 2018 Peter J

Symptoms

May 2018 Peter J

Sara

Symptoms

He always wrapped up
when he went outside.
Buttons up to the top,
scarf wrapped around twice.

Hat pulled down tight
with his earmuffs on,
skin windswept white,
all sunny summer long.

Trying to explore the loneliness that comes with mental illness
.
family matters

#mental #illness #loneliness #symptoms #depression #anxiety #paranoia #new #poem

May 2018 Peter J

easy easy

May 2018 Peter J

Sara

easy easy

I didn't want to see the signs so
I turned off all the light and smiled,
with rose-tinted shards stuck in my eyes,
I did anything for an easy life.

It is what it is and it was what it was

#easy #denial #bliss #reluctant #signs #warning #hindsight #rose #love #relationship

May 2018 Peter J

stand night one

May 2018 Peter J

Sara

stand night one

your footprint is still on my floor,
beer bottles stand still on my table
I won't ever see you again but
we rely on the kindness of strangers

the kindness of strangers

#strangers #kindness #absence #*** #lust #one #night #promiscuity #freedom #new