JoyDark

cold as a fake smile rises the capricious sun on a spring morning.

unwrapping (spoilered because some unsightly imagery/metaphorical self-harm. also i felt half delirious writing this haha) she thus unwrapped her soggy skin: she drew a deep breath in, she opened wide

Poem for an ill-advised crush (a stupid attempt at humorous poetry so i can meet my napo goals) Your eyes are dark and narrow and your neck is overgrown: my ...

Dear friend, (if you're reading this,) Yes, I am talking to you. Not "you" plural. "You" singular. "Tu," if you will. You know who you are. You know me and ...

The aftermath (or, joydark is bad at identifying and processing emotions) I bring it up in casual conversation. The people I tell act like my dog died. One of my ...

Animals at the end of the night (an acrostic) After our jubilant gorging upon many a mild poison, the night air on the return journey had begun to bite and ...

For context (for the previous poem, and potentially others in the future) For context, she was my first girlfriend, my first-ever long-term romantic entanglement, the very first person I could ...

if I see you tomorrow (we'll both be at the same concert) if I see you tomorrow, I will consider saying hello only after suffering a spike in blood pressure ...

Last night my friend went catatonic (which happens from time to time) It was a sudden slipping into subconsciousness and a swift sliding sideways, off the blue chair and into ...

there is skin beneath my fingernails, a healthy glowing salmon pink shining beneath ridged keratin, surrounded by the jagged edges of my cuticles, which have become discolored over time and ...

A Self-Portrait; Or, The First Poem, Potentially Of Several (and a middling one, for the author is not a poet, despite the fact that she is engaged in NaPo) This ...

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a girl and a boy on a hill sat on the ground perfectly still. then the girl ran away while the boy chose to stay listening to a small whip-poor-will. ...

Waluigi

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