#17 - Halloween

By Alyssa Johnson

Wash makeup off in the morning,

Waiting for paint to dry

Redlight to get on the freeway

This is all a scam,

One very elaborate joke meant for trickery

Different shoes today.

Special socks.

Get well soon cards for mental illness

Manic laughter and panicked breathing

Bus rides. Marching competitions.

Everyone listening to self aware speculation

Instructions, please! Please?

I’m sorry to confirm to you

I’m sorry to inform you

Oil is not one color! Have you even seen the rainbow?

“Thank you.”

“You’re w—wait what?”

Apologies aren’t honest or true

Memories…

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”

Become a southerner the angrier you get

A bullet goes through any and all muscle

Blood is real. Very real.

Essay on existentialism

“Now what was the purpose of Matthew Siegel referencing antihistamine here?”

A killer, with morals?

When do the ends start and stop justifying the means?

Be pained by someone else screaming

It’s not your fault

Same mistake twice. Double Jeopardy.

Complicated relationship. Figure it out yourself.

Sent to the counselor for the wrong problem

Suicide or Sexism?

Caffeine and Serotonin.

Floor time!

Patient 0

Blue, very blue

Go home, kid

Stay focused, you have a purpose here

Emphasize different words in the same sentence

By Alyssa Johnson