surreal poetry
Surrealist poetry embodies the essence of poetry itself, drawing upon shocking imagery and lyrical incongruities to comment on the inner-workings of the mind.
Where Ever You Are
“The results come out today” my sister says through facetime. Her phone dings letting us know they are here. As my mom held the camera toward her she opens the email. Pulling the phone to her chest to hide the screen she says “I’m scared what if I don’t make it” my mom reassures her “you always have next year”. The anticipation builds as they go back and forward between uncertainty and false confidence. My vision begins to narrow down as I disassociate. The anxiety finally got to mom and forces her to look at the results. “Fine… I made it!” she exclaims “I told you would” mom proudly says. My sister cries out of happiness and relief as mom gloats about having a dancer for another year. In the mean time I am 3 hours away. Through the excitement I can feel the hollow space between my sister and I. They sound as if they were a distant memory recorded through tape. “Of course you would make it. You put in a lot of work last year and showed improvement”. I know I said it but I did not feel one syllable on my lips. We end the call and I sit in the loud silence of my room living in the past when I would get mad at my sister for not knocking on my door before entering or when we would practice to make tiktoks she would never post. Back to when I didn’t realize she was my home.
By Andrea Nino4 years ago in Poets
Simply You
“I used to question my identity while also being lost spiritually. Strong, well mentally and physically. Emotionally I'm timid see. I have these urges to mix and master these words, fortify alphabetical strongholds that ain't for the ordinary birds. Young black male addicted to women, money but also the psychological needs of well tailored verbal melodies. Vivid yet no picture, yeah like Heaven be. Construct or construe these movies, which once were pictures but are sentences with weak put together words. That were put together by powerful arranged letters that can create an endless ocean of feelings. Simply you Mavryk.”
By Mavryk Daniel4 years ago in Poets
