Category: Poems

  • A Broken Flashlight

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    The lies, the screams, the smokes in the airThe bathroom floor was once our sacred groundTainted by a naked man in a white towelEmpty promises armored you in the battlegroundIn a field of dying bluebonnets All I could hear was a deafening soundOf amassed anger and drying tearsI guess the wounded isn’t numb to a…

  • Melatonin

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    I’m fucking exhausted Loved ones playing psychological warfareShaping me into a full-time sinnerSpewing out meticulously crafted liesTo please my pathological need To be liked, to be admired, to be idolizedShame on them for praising an imposter Sore arms from lifting my guards upDark circles and restless nightsSlumber becomes a mortal enemyWaking up is an uphill…

  • Good Morning, Babe

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    Good morning, babeI’m sorry I had to leave at fiveI needed to escapeBefore my obsession goes into overdrive How’s your day going?Mine feels arctic coldDoubts in my mind keep runningWhen your heart glows like solid gold What’s the plan for today?I’m busy suppressing feelings I can’t handleBut I crave more than foreplayAnd you can’t stay…

  • Early Morning Feelings

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    Go ahead and ignore me, that’s my fetishCall me a Leo ‘cause I’m so selfish Tired of being nonchalant, sick of taking it slowHate downing Gordon’s three nights in a row Face like a temple, heart like a warzoneWhy don’t you wanna bone no more? Sitting in the whirlpool, watching you on the gridI miss…

  • Pour It Up

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    I heard his roar of laughter from across the roomThe kind of laughter a son longs forAnd it broke meThe first man I’ve ever loved Wouldn’t smile at me that waySo I took a sipHoping it would silence his laughterExcuse me, sir, can I order a bottle of beer? I saw her exuberant joy from…

  • Chose Him

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    Sanura Ubutt
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    Is it pure admiration? Am I merely craving for liberation?You adore Banks, but all I wanna do is bangNo that’s a lie, with you rules don’t applyBut you chose him, while I hide behind a pseudonym Keep playing your game, keep me guessing what we becameI want romance, but all you wanna do is danceNo…