Ground Control

It rained today, and I wondered

Where I was in the universe,

A speck on a speck on another,

Wishing not to be washed away.

In the summertime, I bake

a gingerbread man with a bow tie.

His smile is far too bright and wide,

with three eyes by mistake.

My gingerbread is out of season,

made far after the holidays.

He’s out of hand and out of date,

a Frankenstein without good reason.

Exposed to the warm sun by his creator, 

his gooey smile melts to a scowl,

an icing expression turned most foul;

I can’t control the weather.

My crispy treat is out of season,

near and dear to me when he was made

and in the pits of my stomach left to fade,

condemned to this fate without good reason.

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

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 :)

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.

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.

For once, I’d like to love you

in a typical way, weekends

with planned coffee dates

in picture-perfect cafes,

where the pink walls match

the rosy tint of my view

of you, leaning forward

from your pillowed rattan chair,

beige as the pastries we share

to indulge in the sweetness 

of pastry scents filling the air

between us, the mood pink

and soft and pure like you

with those three packets

of sugar you always stir

into your lattes, welcomingly

warm like your laughter,

carried by the breeze as it floats

through the open windows,

gently welcomed by our lungs.

j.p