It makes me sad
But I can't do anything about it
I'm not the one in control
It makes me mad
But I cannot stop it
I'm not the one in control
It brings me joy
But it can't stay forever
I'm not the one in control
It brings me peace
But it won't always be still
I'm not the one in control
SR Romney 2024
I'm chemotherapy
I'm dosed out to people who are unhealthy
People who are desperate
People looking to survive
I stay in their life long enough
To make their last few moments miserable
Or I help them get better
And one day they realize
They don't need me anymore
SR Romney 2024
Deafening silence.
A cry ceasing
To hear danger.
Heard to cease crying.
A silence,
Deafening.
SR Romney 2024
I'm so bored
I need a mistake
Or a disaster to deal with
Some sort of tragedy
To sink my teeth into
I don't want contentment
But good crisis to chew on
If I don't have one at home
Store bought is fine
SR Romney 2024
Without you I can't breathe,
But you've cut off my oxygen.
My thoughts revolve around you;
So why did you disappear?
I'm only half a person
When you're not here with me.
I stumble around, incomplete
When, again, you disappear.
Desperately I cry for you,
"Please don't leave me alone!"
I'm frightened by this future
Where you really disappear.
You are the reason I exist;
The purpose in my life.
If you no longer call me yours
I know I'll disappear.
Please don't walk away from me.
Don't take away my self.
Without you, I'm a fading dream
Without you, I will disappear.
SR Romney 2024
Don't put on your face today
Please wear ours instead
Inoffensive corporate drone
Looks better on your head
Don't wear your favorite t-shirt
Don't wear your pretty clothes
Just wear the corpo uniform
Be company head to toe
Don't think your independent thoughts
Or dream your fondest dreams
Just dream of corporate capital
Your place among our team
Don't think of trying to be unique
Smother your inner glow
'Cause if you need to be yourself
We'll have to let you go
SR Romney 2024
My body is on a call at work
My brain is online scrolling reddit
My love is curled up in her cat bed
My dreams are taking a smoke break
My thoughts are repeatedly playing the same song
My fears still hangout in the parking lot
My soul is still covered in soot
My hate lies dormant in it's cavern
My past pokes it head out from the fog
My future walks by my window
My thumbs finish typing this poem
My present finally hits publish
SR Romney 2024
For one possessing true erudition
The path forward is illuminated.
A wasted thought is an imposition
For one possessing true erudition.
Though living is made of complication;
Moments leaving one feeling frustrated,
For one possessing true erudition
The path forward is illuminated.
SR Romney 2024
Zombie walk your way to work.
The company wants you dead.
The living complain too much about
Worker's rights, overtime
Families, hopes, and dreams.
Shamble to the coffee machine,
Moan and groan beside the water cooler,
Admire the brains of your executives,
Because clearly they deserve it.
Work until you're done,
Go back to your grave
Stare at your coffin lid
Until they summon you.
Be grateful,
There a zombies in Zimbabwe
That don't even have coffins
So zombie walk your way to work
Like a good little undead
SR Romney 2024
I first accepted my cage after careful consideration.
I weighed the pros and cons of the different variations.
I asked my friends and family if they thought it was a good fit.
I asked myself, "In five years, do you see yourself cooing contentedly
As you peer through the bars?"
I told myself I was lucky to find such a nice cage, with such sturdy construction.
I told myself I should be grateful.
Now the cage has started to rust, and shakes violently in the wind
At any moment the cage might fall apart, might disappear.
When it does, will I find a prettier cage?
Or will I finally take the chance to fly away?
SR Romney 2024
Shame on The Universe 