Tammy Le

vampire

a vampire sucks your blood dry but you’re slowly turning into them from the bite marks to the false reality just like how we were getting so high in that home full of forest fires broke our bones so we can fit together a little bit better. t.l.

leave them be

the cactus i once had grew beautiful flowers after i was gone for three months sometimes, too much caring is deleterious sometimes, it’s better to just leave them be. t.l. and they will grow on their own

box jellyfish

i hope you know even though i seem transparent i could still give deadly stings but these venomous jellyfish only live on the surface are you here to witness all my safeguards stumble and fall apart? i have stripped down to my bones and my heavy heart is lying on quicksand i feel everything exceptContinue reading “box jellyfish”

find someone like me

find someone like me brave like me, strong like me I went to work since I was ten and while you were still crying and sulking, I already brought home food and water. find someone like me with broad shoulders and a stomach for knowledge and power I’m the best example of a hardworking manContinue reading “find someone like me”

melt me

a warm hand touched your skin and you realized how cold your body has been that all these clothes can’t save you from hypothermia when it’s your heart that is freezing. t.l. melt me by sunrise so i can flow wherever you go.

give them three things

When people asked me, ‘what are three things that get you to work?’ ‘what are your three strengths and weaknesses?’ i find it hard to list only three things for them because i’m a jigsaw puzzle with 3000 different pieces each with its own unique shape and colour i don’t even know which one willContinue reading “give them three things”

Safety

are you even worthy of a real relationship when all you do is push anyone who ever made one step closer than you planned to so you’re stuck in that circle of security safe and alone, for the rest of your life. t.l.

moon and back

you were smiling in that photo were you happy? you captioned it “good times” but did you cry while dancing? you said “my friends are my family” but, how many friends do you have now? you were admired by many but who have stayed after stepping on your heart on the floor? you said “iContinue reading “moon and back”

my 7 stages of torment

nostalgia, memories flowing through your veins sadness, it’s like the feelings never left confusion, do i really want to relive this again? anger, i hate that your sound sounds like a song denial, and it’s not even that good hurt, will i ever be truly happy? acceptance, maybe i never will but that’s okay too.Continue reading “my 7 stages of torment”

sugar water

fix me tell me i’m pretty and there are good things waiting if i just keep trying.. fix me in the hollow cave there’s a tiny cry for help echoing like laughter instead. fix me like how you kissed my scars and said that they are beautiful fix me and turn my heart of fireContinue reading “sugar water”