Tammy Le

One

Wanting to let go but we were slowly becoming one entity. and in order to leave I had to cut a part of me that is already yours. t.l.

When it starts to get too much, I shut down like an electrical fuse the house turned dark and I found myself surrounded in goodbyes. In every room, I place a circuit I built the whole city just to tear it down again I’m ready, for any sudden change from the tone of your voiceContinue reading “Good at running”

Push and Pull

I pushed you away not because I wanted to I just needed to hear “please stay”. t.l.

live

tell me again, why do you torture yourself for the horrible things someone else did? t.l. start living for you and only you.

30

It’s coming to me whether I liked it or not, it’s my biggest fear Oh god, can I trade my tears for the clock to go slower ? I thought I knew her the girl I was when I was 24 wishing her life went faster crying in the rain at 5am rather die youngContinue reading “30”

night

when the night comes quiet Moon and chirping crickets ticking clocks and heartbeat drums my skin longs to be swarm with your kisses. t.l.

Pandemic wishes from an introvert

Wish I had spent more time in the woods listening to leaves singing watching the Sun dancing than contemplating in a 9-meter square room. Wish I had known how precious fresh air is long distanced phone calls wind-slapped face pollen-allergic nose busy street driving people talking .. Wish I had realized sooner that staring atContinue reading “Pandemic wishes from an introvert”

pull me up

sometimes when we got out of the pit, we tend to forget how dark and shallow it could be for anyone who’s stuck at the bottom edge. empathy and compassion how can we feel the pain in someone’s “imagination” ? isn’t depression something that’s “over our head” ? it’s easy to ask for help butContinue reading “pull me up”

Strangers

strangers on the page tell me who you are where you slept, and what you ate are you here or are you far? did you actually meet your fate did you want to be a rockstar did I lock you in a room as a bait or make you fall in love with “Carl” (who)?Continue reading “Strangers”

Cicadas

Night falls into darkness swirled, danced around the oak trees’ branches I can hear no sound but the beating hearts of a thousand cicadas longing to be loved one last time before they leave Earth. funny how these summer lovers spent a lifetime finding the right “forever”. t.l.