measure in love

ourtwistedrenaissance:

People used to call me smart
and while that’s nice
I didn’t want to just be
known as smart.
In middle school I was known
as the quiet girl
but I didn’t like that either
so I became loud.
For most of sixth grade
I went by Bertha,
I know, it’s a long story,
but even then people only knew
my…

ourtwistedrenaissance:

I can’t eat around you sometimes.

I dress the best I can around you.

I try not to stumble.

I try not to make mistakes.

I try to be flawless. I try to be perfect.

But I know we don’t match up.

I know you’re not good for me.

You don’t respect yourself like you should.

You don’t respect…

ourtwistedrenaissance:

Here on this paper, I won’t be told I’m wrong.

Here on this paper, I don’t need an explanation.

Here on this paper, I can delete and cross-out.

Here on this paper, I can be fearless.

Here on this paper, I can breathe.

Here on this paper, I can live.

-Joseph Cusmano

ourtwistedrenaissance:

I haven’t slept in six days,

I haven’t eaten in four,

My voice is gone,

Yet I still shout,

My feet bleed,

Yet I still run.

I want to burst into a thousand tears,

Yet I smile from ear to ear,

I want to be comatose,

But then instead,

I laugh.

I sit here with eyelids of lead,

…

ourtwistedrenaissance:

I’ll play video games with you brother.
I’ll shop with your sister.
I’ll cook with your mother.
I’ll nap with you father.
I’ll play cards with your grandparents.
But most important of all,
I’ll take your breath away, for no reason at all.

-JB

ourtwistedrenaissance:

we are all products
of our parents’ egos
life is not exciting
laugh
have fun
find someone
fuck
and cry
enjoying what makes you happy
is easy
however
knowing your lows
is often overlooked
and most definitely
underrated
the problem is
we yearn for the good things
every second of everyday
this is…