Today I was an idiot.
I wrote about Heart of Darkness on the AP Lit exam and it was a sweeeeeeet paper… until after the test when I realized that I called the main character Willard throughout the essay. He’s in Apocalypse Now, the film based off of HoD. WHY DID I DO THIS?!?! I know his name is Marlow in the book, I really do!
I wrote about Robinson Crusoe and was off about its publication by an entire century….
Fly
I never meant to become this-
our realities collided-
without even the slightest flinch.
The stillness of the room-
captivated me- and-
I became alone-
with you-
You’ve heard of me-
and I of you-
must we skip the dance?
Take me by the shoulder-
and I, you- by the waist-
we shall transcend-
from this world,
together-
October
October spirals
into my universe.
She is a comet:
brilliant, radiant.
Emitting such an
odd, blinding brightness.
Happiness igniting
my stars exploding
erupting, catalyzing
such an oblique catastrophe.
Then, she begins losing
momentum burning out.
She morphs,
leaving behind such a
spectacular constellation
now: an afterthought.
