I’m reminded of the time You stole me With words as thick as syrup Drug me to the depths The deepest, darkest cave Planted me in the musty soil Watered me religiously Gently cared for each Glorious, vibrant petal Velvet in your hands Until you stopped Plucking out One by one My precious blossoms A… Continue reading Petals
Emergency Contact It’s funny the way that everything can fall apart all around me, and yet, I am nearly unaffected. When life gives you shit over lemons, you learn to realign your expectations. But then I stare at the form – The line that reads: EMERGENCY CONTACT. I am transported to a place… Continue reading Emergency Contact
I’m older now, less fragile in my own loneliness. Accustomed to being on my own. And maybe, home isn’t ever really tangible. Not something found in another person. It’s a feeling within myself that screams: You belong, You belong, You belong.
Sorry for the mess She lives here With her weary eyes With her sweaty palms Her nails chewed down to the nub She doesn’t paint them anymore Not worth it Sorry for the mess She lives here With her disheveled hair With the sweater she’s worn for weeks Her body too fatigued to care The… Continue reading Mess
I step into my skin The skin of a pretender that is Oh I wish that I could explore But here I sit in this box This skin is too tight I pull at it throughout the day All the while That gnawing feeling in my pit A voice yelling from below What if I… Continue reading Adventurer
I am delicate like the morning The gentle sun kissing your cheek Warming your soul After the darkest of nights I am destructive like a fire Burning you down From the inside out Only when you deserve it I want to be that morning sun Every day you wake To kiss you when you’re weeping… Continue reading Burn
My sweet boy If I could paint the sky for you With the fiercest love It would be a color indescribable A color only a mother could know My sweet boy With so many rifts in your gentle world If I could only show you Your little spirit is enough To guide you My sweet… Continue reading Sweet Boy
