Significant
L.C. McQuillen 18.04.24 It is not what I have been through That holds me down It is what I have done In reaction to it And the shame Of my decisions have kept me Removed Rather than actively trying To correct I thought if […]
Rhetorical
L.C. McQuillen 23.04.24 Too many tombs are filled with people Who were never themselves Too many illnesses are diagnosed with Prescriptions that only mask What truly ailes Our bodies become graves Of our lack of understanding What are to become of the children That are not taught that They are their own saviors? Our false perception comes as
Astral
L.C. McQuillen 08.04.25 Today you can find me in the cosmos While my body lay limp in bed A blue silk blindfold tied around my eyes A cat purring softly by my side But my mind is in the cosmos For Earth is too much to bear And I need to escape Flesh stricken by gravity’s weight Consciousness lighter than air As
Donor
L.C. McQuillen 03.04.24 When I die Donate my body to poetry My bone as pen My blood as ink My skin as sheet My organs as inspiration Write of my smoked stained lungs And the cirrhosis in my liver Imagine why I left them in this state Look closely at my cold, unmoving heart And
Nighttime Confessions
L.C. McQuillen 21.08.18 You asked me How I felt about All that is and was Torn around us. What love looks Like when through My eyes I’ve witnessed Broken attempts. I lifted my head Took a sip of cheap wine And looked you in the eyes. What I know is this,There is love and there
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Immortal
L.C. McQuillen 03.03.24 If I could only write to you The severity of my sentiment If characters were enough To describe your character Of kindness, strength and perseverance If I could only sing to you I would compare you to the spring You have awaken dead parts of me Gracefully revived through gentil strides And
Introspection
L.C. McQuillen 26.02.24 I have traveled to five continents But the most difficult journey I’ve endeavored Is the way back to myself