Conflicted Poems
Unnamed 2
by Marra Makinen
I am extremely conflicted
I know where I want to be-
By the ocean-
But I don’t know how to get there
I don’t know whether I should go a traditional route,
And work full-time till I retire
Or whether I should pack everything up,
Hide out in a caravan
And live a small, menial life by the sea
......
Damn my soul and my body and my cells
by Marra Makinen
How can I think that I am both,
A divine Daughter and a worthless combination of cells,
All at the same time
I can be happy and excited one second
And then cynical and nihilistic the next
I started taking these pills-
Doctor prescribed, of course
And I can’t tell whether they’re working like they’re supposed to-
By mending my body and healing my gut
......
Unnamed 2
by Marra Makinen
I am extremely conflicted
I know where I want to be-
By the ocean-
But I don’t know how to get there
I don’t know whether I should go a traditional route,
And work full-time till I retire
Or whether I should pack everything up,
Hide out in a caravan
And live a small, menial life by the sea
......
Damn my soul and my body and my cells
by Marra Makinen
How can I think that I am both,
A divine Daughter and a worthless combination of cells,
All at the same time
I can be happy and excited one second
And then cynical and nihilistic the next
I started taking these pills-
Doctor prescribed, of course
And I can’t tell whether they’re working like they’re supposed to-
By mending my body and healing my gut
......
