The lights you see
I built them for me
To guide me wherever I go
If far from home
I'm never alone
As long as I see them glow
Wherever I tread
Or rest my head
Inside, I'll always know
I'll be alright
Cause I see l the light
I built so long ago.
– SR Romney 2023
Dysphoria Tastes like vegetables I don't like. Feels like an itch I cannot scratch. Sounds like an untuned guitar chord. Looks like a smudge on my glasses that wont come off. Smells like leftovers you forgot in the fridge for months. Acceptance Tastes like pure, clean spring water. Feels like a relaxing soak in a hot bath. Sounds the opening riff to my favorite song. Looks like a stained glass cathedral at sunset. Smells like warm, freshly done laundry.
– SR Romney 2023
Life is a journey of destinations
Pit stops we take as we go down the road.
Dazzling delights and grueling frustrations
Movement and rest as we carry the load.
You may take a wrong turn or think you're mistaken.
At least, that's what I've heard most people say.
But I like to think each step you've taken
Is a new destination in its own way.
– SR Romney 2023
The thought hits my head like a battering ram.
The walls shake and rattle with the blow.
Again and again, I feel the idea slam,
Carried by my demons from below.
I throw my liquor cabinet in the way
As I hear the thoughts clamour and shout.
The bottle won't do much to keep them at bay;
I'm searching for another way out.
The medicine cabinet won't do the job,
Though it might dull the fear for a bit.
The crashing gets louder; I hear my self sob.
There is no where to run, this is it.
I check my defenses, meager as they are.
I find a slick, bloody kitchen knife.
I see a clear route, but dare I go that far?
All these thoughts are here to claim my life.
The world falls away with a resounding crash
As my brain hangs on fight versus flee.
My final decision, a decisive slash;
I sever the thoughts and become free.
– SR Romney 2023
In my mind, I see
Memories of another life,
A life I chose not to live.
With flashes of smiles and heartaches,
Of love and of loss.
Memories that aren't mine,
but could have been,
If I didn't live my own.
I wonder, am I also
Thinking about myself
In that life I chose not to live?
– SR Romney 2023
Boba tea,
Just sitting in my glass
And waiting patiently,
And I don't have to ask
You to be there for me.
It's not so lonely here
Drinking my Boba tea.
My Boba tea.
Boba tea,
You'll always be my friend;
You listen dutifully
To all my problems and
You are so sweet to me
While I sit here at home
Drinking my Boba tea.
My Boba tea.
Boba tea,
I saw him in my dreams last night;
I hoped that he
Would be here when I woke.
But it's not meant to be
I guess I'll be alone
Here with my Boba tea.
My boba tea.
Boba tea,
Let's keep these conversations
between you and me.
You always keep my secrets;
You're so trustworthy
When I'm sharing my soul
With you, my Boba tea.
My Boba tea.
– SR Romney 2023
In my dream
You melt with me
Adrift upon the waves
The crashing of the world
Clashes upon our souls
As one, we face the elements
Untethered from fear
From pain
With you, with I,
With us as one
We find our peace
And float along
– SR Romney 2023
All things change.
Flowing down the stream
Tumbling,
And swirling;
Drifting through vicissitudes
Until it erodes.
It's our choice
To fight against it,
Or accept
And relax.
Because all things fade with time,
So enjoy the ride.
– SR Romney 2023
Rainy day, wash away
The person who I used to be
The person who I didn't see,
The person that I couldn't love
Rainy day, wash away
The painful, bitter memories,
The heartbreaks and the agonies,
The times I had to rise above.
Rainy day, wash away
The boulders getting in my way,
The struggles I choose to downplay,
The ropes and chains bound around me.
Rainy day, wash away
All of the sins of yesterday,
All of the ills I have today,
And let me live a future free.
– SR Romney 2023
Hunger
Intense desire
Burning from within
Desperately we seek succor
Drive
Success
Dreams achieved
On the mountaintop
A moment of accomplishment
Victory
Contentment
Feeling fulfilled
Resting on laurels
A job well done
Peace
– SR Romney 2023
Shame on The Universe 