Nicole and I had a mutual goal to further explore poetry. We analyzed a few poems in which different situations and feelings were expressed. I used many of those poems as inspiration.
I stare blankly at the ground
while my eyes struggle to stay open
and my thoughts battle
to not create much of a burden,
thinking about a mistake I made months ago,
thinking about life itself,
my thoughts are the planets revolving around my head,
the sun,
the closer the planets are,
the hotter they become
the more my thoughts are buried into my head,
the more I become concerned
my thoughts are
dancing at a party
with all the lights moving around,
loud music playing,
lots of people dancing,
my thoughts are multifarious:
one moment, a bouquet of roses
the next,
a walk in a dark, haunted forest
these thoughts seem to wrap my head in this mess
and there’s no way out
it’s a dark cave in which I fall
with no exit
like a scared baby’s heartbeat,
my legs quake
not because I’m worried,
simply because it’s a habit
just like biting my lips,
or biting my nails
I overthink way too much
to the point where
the rest of my body has adapted
I apprehensively think about my future:
will life continue being a hardcore obstacle course
or will it become easier the more I succeed
and create a freshly paved road?
blinking rapidly,
I return to my reality,
watching people walk ignorantly through the streets,
nothing but streetlights to brighten the vibe
I plug my headphones in my ears
turn my music all the way up
concealing the silent chaos