Tammy Le

meteor

if sadness is your best friend and self-doubt is your lover how do you make room for another partner ? how do you take up so much space being so small and frail ? when you left, the bed sinks further sleeping with anxiety every night no wonder your teeth are crooked what are newContinue reading “meteor”

Vòi rồng

trái tim em vỡ oà cú tát như sấm chớp dòng sông chảy ngăn phà mặt nước xếp thành lớp bước chân em mệt nhoài tìm kiếm một căn nhà mọi người đã bỏ đi còn lại em thì sao khóc như cơn mưa rào những bước chân lao đao lời yêu thương biến mấtContinue reading “Vòi rồng”

how to stop grinding my teeth

how to stop grinding my teeth i thought i stopped that whole self-destruction a long time ago but now i just do it in my sleep. does this count if I was unconscious? i thought about the benefits of grinding teeth a strong jaw, dreams about eating noise to scare off the unwanted ghosts friendsContinue reading “how to stop grinding my teeth”

things you can do when in pain (emotionally)

things you can do when there’s an aching pain in your chest: • scream into a void • write a poem, a journal, a song • watch the moon (if there’s no moon, watch the sky) • pet your cat (or lover) • listen to a fun song • clean the room • do yourContinue reading “things you can do when in pain (emotionally)”

idontknowhowtotitlethisone

london’s blue sky the trees are losing their limbs i wanna feel high can you get hallucinations from a tooth infection? cars passing cold winds foggy roads and strangers’ smiles now everything seemed like a short film winter wonderland and the busy bus ride birmingham to norwich and back again i used to love singingContinue reading “idontknowhowtotitlethisone”

the worst

i told myself never write when you’re angry but that’s when i needed to write the most i hated how this world works but i didn’t do anything to change it put the bucket down once at a time and tried to dry the ocean close my eyes so i won’t burn them with theContinue reading “the worst”

16+1

there were 17 of you riding on a little bike going to where life is better and brighter i know, i know life is unfair, and i’m sorry that you didn’t get to see it coming your souls are blessed and your courage are tested i hope the best for you in the after lifeContinue reading “16+1”

kinder

maybe if I was kinder to myself you would have been more gentle to me maybe now I’m better at letting others treat me with kindness rather than the familiar earthquakes and tempests. t.l. maybe I can get used to this.

Poetic music

poetic music so you actually exist flow into my ears like honey to deers the best of both worlds you have it all. i want to taste you for dinner and save more for later i want to put you in my ink write it out until you sing to me in my sleep andContinue reading “Poetic music”

happy

time to sleep, my darling turn on that headspace episode and let yourself be free from all the worries and all the overthinking and all the manic-depressive energy and all the ugly crying. let the quietness consume you take you to bed and put you in a transcendent dream where you are secure, with highContinue reading “happy”