Involuntarily Sober
Been missing the time before I went crazy
Miss my vision blurring
And my memories hazy
Miss the summer nights
Street lights, and street fights
Miss taking flight
Miss the clouds of my consciousness
But now I’m self conscious
Cautious and conscientious
Chemicals are contentious
I’m bored
But boring is what normal people do
I’ve got my anxiety to review
I got that panic to undo
Got some dreams to pursue
Hoping
I’m not hopeless
I’m learning to hope less
Dope less and dopeless
Nothing hard but dope nonetheless
Lessons lessening the burdens of mind
Like how love fades with time
But there’s one love that’s mine
A drug so fine
It’ll only get stronger with time
No tolerance tolerated
It’s just my sweet
Nostalgia
GIULIANO GATTI
is an undergraduate production major, with an inclination for poetry. Drawing inspiration from poets like Gary Snyder, and Charles Bukowski, Giuliano aims to convey emotion through a unique structure and strong imagery.
Sky
As a child I wanted to touch the sky
The monolithic blue stretching overall
The only thing that matched my imagination
Looking up, the suns’ blanket around me
The distant cars, a homogenous voice
Nothing could challenge this feeling
Then winter came
The sun ducted into clouds and heat escaped from the world
Silence in its wake
But curiosity remained
Boots, lost in the hall
Blood, soaked in towels
Absence, from above
As a child I no longer wanted to touch the sky