A common raven (Corvus corax) perches on a wall in Scotland, UK
by Iain H Leach
This old ship creaking and squeaking
Her hull battered and bruised
Carries me on
Away from you
A bay full o' cargo
Guitar in my hands
Thoughts of Ohio
Left behind like the sands
This is where i'm meant to be
It's like a remedy
For all that you did to me
Among the inky black and stars
Circling moons
Flying away from memories of you
Stars pass in this eternal sprint
Engines whir and computers tick
This jacket the only reminder
Of the home that's been left behind her
Quiet solitude in the pilot's chair
Coffee and nebulas mixing around
Inky black gulped down and down
Still, the thoughts of home rest heavy on my brain
I am a ghost in training
My skin invisible
And my presence inconceivable
The color in my face should be draining
I am forced to live the rest of my corporeal days
Stuck as a mist
I wander, thoughts completely refraining
Refraining from being thought
Trapped in my own mind
Locked in this dreary penitentiary of my own creation
Like a skeleton chained to ancient walls
I'm a ghost in training
For it's this eternal job that I'll only ever do well.
Baby, i know i look disgusting
But, i still want you to see inside me
Your smell hangs on me
My coat stained by your presesnce
Now, i wish you'd take it off me
I know i look disgusting
But, I want you to see every little fold
Every bit of me
I trust you
To see the me behind the red nose
These big stupid shoes by the bed
As tears wash away my makeup
And you peel off my polkadot jumpsuit
Like a lived-in house
Not a trashy trailer
With you I don't feel like a dump
I'm filled with cozy warmth and reminded of lovely memories
Baby, I know I look disgusting
But, you make me feel human
Also this photo of the beach in Daytona.
Some photos I got from vacationing in Florida over the past week.
It was real pretty, other than all the old people going about.
As I gaze upon myself
I see the scabs and scars
Where the skin tore and bled
As i gaze upon myself
I see the misshapen form
Not that of human design
But an undulating mass
As i gaze upon myself
I see someone I hate
Someone who only reminds me of me
I'm not sure where I am anymore
I recently started watching "The orbital children" on Netflix
And holy god McChrist
We went from super smart kid who's good with tech and born in space to the fucking virtual ethereal plane and trying to kill 1/3 of humans in like less than 6 episodes
Not to mention space ai that sounds like a whale for some reason
And the main characters are like 14
I've never experienced such tonal whiplash before
I have so much random short bits of writing I've sat on for, like, 9 months
Need to post them here soon :3
Kipper Mayfly - Poly, Bisexual, GenderfluidHappily taken by two lovely people
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