Sophomore Slump

Brooklyn, NY - December 9, 2025

These feelings are confrontational by nature.
They're feelings not meant to be had.
Some detect patterns in my speech,
Others notice the look in my eye.
It's all a sophomore slump
Affirming that time has passed.

Something's changed,
But I can't tell what's behind me, and what's still ahead.
Something's changed,
The lines between what I want and what I need dissolving.
Something's changed,
And it's not very becoming.

But I allow it to pass through.