But I
Am kaleidoscope blasting
Every image in sight
Expanding
A rainbow of memories
Till all the pieces crack
Crack and crumble
There’s no sight in darkness
Only sound of the crack, the crumble
The smell of decay
The feel of emptiness
Sometimes I’m the flicker of light
Or the anti-arsonist of my own flame
It’s hard to always shine bright
Especially when depression echoes blame
But I
Am Kaleidoscope blasting
Every action etched in meaning
Etched in skin
My veins a map to every corner
Store it all deep inside
Storing myself in every place I’ve tried to hide
Sometimes plain sight painted red
Or
Wallpaper pasted on too (fuck) thick
The glue dribbles down
A reminder of how it all just leaks out of me
Sometimes I’m all patches
Haphazardly stuck together
Pieces that don’t quite fit
In a space too big for my own liking
A loud voice to mask the smallness I feel
The distance I place
Between myself and my own skin
Outstretched panic
Trapped in the inside of pink bubble gum
Blow me away
Like the leaves of a tree that just had to let go
Let me go
So I can drift across the twinkled lights
Of a kaleidoscope in motion
Everlasting
About the Creator
Oneg In The Arctic
A queer storyteller and poet of arctic adventures, good food, identity, mental health, and more.
Co-founder of Queer Vocal Voices
Water is Life ✊
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Comments (11)
Very impressive and powerful!!!
This is just stunning, Oneg!! ❤️❤️
Wow that touched so many chords and emotions. Beautiful 💜💙❤️
Awesome 😎
Wow, this was so emotional and raw. The imagery was really intense. These lines really stuck out to me, 'Sometimes I’m all patches Haphazardly stuck together Pieces that don’t quite fit In a space too big for my own liking' Amazing work!
Soooo much emotions in all your lines! Brilliant job! I loved this poem!
"The anti-arsonist of my own flame" was literally on🔥. I loved this line as well as the entire piece. Well done. Hearted and subscribed.
I never thought about what a kaleidoscope becomes once it's shattered. Very insightful.
Gorgeous and such relatable emotion.
So beautifully done; a collision of color and emotion. 😍
There's so much imagery and emotion here. Gorgeous piece. Well done.