Teenage Fantasies, Adult Travesties

Recently, on an internet-less flight, I decided to go through my notes app. Unexpectedly, I came across several pieces of writing, many of them from years ago, and found myself wishing they could finally see the light.

Here’s one of them:

Teenage fantasies


Adult travesties


Bijouterie


Posing as real things.

Posing as aquamarine

A blinding shade of teal

A lost pursuit at sea

To find what was underneath.

Underneath tidal waves

Above the siren’s voice

Beyond the rehearsed grace

And the unnatural poise.

Inside a hard shell

Topping grains of sand

An iridescent pearl

Promising to last.

Teenage fantasies


Adult travesties


Bijouterie


Posing as real things.

Posing as sapphires

As spontaneous wildfires

As magical matches


That are nothing but ashes.

Ashes that fade


That blow with the wind

Taking with them


All my childish dreams.