DL’s Flash Poems

midnight poem 3

i don’t know how to do this.
i want to show you that I care,
and i want us both to be happy,
but i feel like i keep messing up.

the park today

09.24.2024. flash poem

i’ve been walking a lot to pass the time as i heal.
i made it all the way around the lake today,
and at the end,
i really didn’t know what to do.

midnight poem 2

09.21.2024. flash poem

the relationship i am looking for, 
on this midnight in september,
is one where we keep our ways of communicating
but also speak directly
about the things that are important to us.

moments i was sure

09.20.2024. flash poem

moments i was sure…

coming in—what you talked to me about,
and the way we said goodbye at the door.

the specificities of you

09.19.2024. flash poem

the case of us,
is that the way we have come to know one another
is as unique as the way we communicate.

midnight poem

09.16.2024. flash poem

this is my first time staying awake until midnight
since leaving the psych hospital.
i’ve passed out around 9 pretty much every other night.
these psych meds… gotta adjust to them…

i’m not used to…

09.11.2024. flash poem

i’m not used to relying on people,
but i’ve come to rely on your presence.

i’m not used to people knowing everything about me,
but you seem to have found out everything.

hey

09.08.2024. flash poem

i’ve been listening to chasing cars
while lying in the park by my apartment,
watching the planes go past.

it’s hard for me to talk about you to friends
in a way that really captures you,
so i…

all of it, for the rest of my life

09.06.2024. flash poem

it’s almost 3 months
since i last saw you,
and that feels so wild
because i’ve been seeing you everywhere.