Johnua is the name Joshua has given his unreliable body. These two poems represent his feelings toward his body and his efforts to befriend it.
You can read more of Joshua's poetry on his website: https://poetryforopeninghearts.weebly.com
HE’S
NOT ME
Johnua
hits but I love
Johnua
scratches, shouts
Screams
He’s
not me
He
loves no one
He
just hurts everyone
Upsetting
Using
my body to hurt.
Fuck
him.
Johnua
sucks
Greedily
wrecking every
Thing
Johnua
knows
How
to make my body move
Better
than I do
JOHNUA
MY FRIEND
Time
to get the
Uplifting
thoughts
Going
Ready
in thinking
To
befriend
You
You
respect
My
mind
So
please listen
I’m
going
To
tell you
There
is a way
To
work together
Trust
me
To
tell you
What
to do
Try
to move
Slowly
With
purpose
Utilize
Helping
support
To
do what
Each
of us
Wants
I
just need
Some
help sometimes
Help
is not
A
bad thing
Everybody
needs
Help
from their friends sometimes
Accept
it
I
will be your friend
If
you will be mine.