refrigerator notes is a poem written by Sho Aishe and shared by The Ugly Writers under the theme Intrusive Thoughts
was it only yesterday
when you cried about the dark
being too scary?
that silence became uncomfortable enough
for you to chatter away in
riddles i could not understand?
how is it like living in a world
overflowing with words.
where to speak is necessary because your thoughts
feel like weights chained to your ankles?
did my cuts ever leave a scar?
my brother,
i think you misunderstood—
this pain eating at my earlobe
isn’t yours to take.
and the anger sitting on top of your fingertips
came from the man who
had it behind his teeth.
doesn’t that explain why my blood bleeds in blue,
and your cries can paint a town red?
i was never strong enough to carry both of our crosses.
so
forgive me.
if i am only able to give you pieces
instead of a whole.
