ravioli ravioli give me the formuoli

I stand by the bridge

a coin in hand

and watch as if falls

and causes

splashed ripples

as it crashes

and floats like a feather

down, down to a place

where no one can find it

or even mind it

blinded from eyes

I told everyone I was taken

I gave and you kept on taking

didn’t know how long I could take it

so I had to take a break

and escape

from the games we played

and the nights that I stayed awake

to keep alive the flame that I was afraid

would be blown away.

I fought through quicksand, fire, rain, hurricanes

and hurting days

with patience

anxious

a stranger to the tranquil

in desperate need of an anchor

to hold me from being taken away in

the currents and ripples

waves crash splash

cacophonous

clanging thunder banging

in my heart as it thumps my chest

in and out in and out in and out

shaking the floor quaking

beneath me

swinging violently on a swing

I want to forget you.

I regret, I’ve regressed

you’re the source of my stress

it’s complex I’m perplexed

in a vex, in a hex

a curse immersed in insecurities

of self worth, I’m hurt,

unwanted, daunting, weights compress

my back and hunch me

spit at me, punch me,

I want your attention

positive, negative, just notice me

please, I’ve wanted this more than

you could believe

you’ve been so busy

with work with work with work

collared shirts, and texts left on read.

I’m critical I know, but I just need you to see me,

acknowledge my existence, I’ve been patient and persistent,

notice me.

notice me, please.

i have so much love in my heart that I wish to share with you

we can get along

or get away

attract or detach

grasp in each other’s clasp

or unravel until we crash