The first time I saw him, I was a girl. I only thought I saw a handsome foreigner and a beautiful novelty. I admired his dark skin and golden hair. I would hide behind a cabinet in Papa’s office for hours for a glimpse of him or a listen to his soft voice and lilting […]
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There’s only one word to describe the empty hollow inside of your chest that springs tears into your eyes and the constant state of nothing you’re living in: heartbreak. Heartbreak, or maybe, perhaps, heartache. When the words you verbally express are just fragments of the thoughts hammering in your mind. Like, even though you’re walking, […]
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To the one that broke my heart, It’s been two days, and I wonder if you’re okay. I wonder if you’re in as much pain as I am. I wonder if you think about me as much as I think about you. I wonder if you miss me as much as I miss you. These […]
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Shot I: He wishes to forget the moment he first met her He wishes he couldn’t remember the colour of her eyes Shot II: The tequila stings his throat and burns his lungs But nothing hurts quite as bad as losing her Shot III: The tequila tasted like acid But not quite as corrosive as […]
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When your heart breaks, it is as if there is no vivid coloring that is present at that moment. Everything fades to black. A meteorite might hit planet Earth, yet all you can feel is the pain, the melancholy, the wetness on your cheeks. And trust me when I say that I know what it feels like. […]
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You broke me, I remember that– every single detail about it. Do you? Do you remember it? Don’t worry if you don’t I’ve written it all down, especially for you; It’s a gift. You broke me like a glass, like a bone. But I fixed myself, It took me time, people, tears, and poems. I’ve […]
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The door slams, a picture plummets to the floor, tears leak onto my cheeks. This time I’ve done it. He’s gone. He’s gone and he’s not coming back. Why can’t I do anything right? I think for the hundredth time. What can I do to show him that I’ve changed? That I’m better than this? […]
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You will meet someone who will give a new definition to your name — like it suddenly means the whole universe and has room for every kind of flower there is, and he says it like it was always meant to sound like that. And things that always have annoyed you in people suddenly turn into […]
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they tell me that my heart is the size of my fist ever pulsing, ever quivering with the kind of life you could easily miss simply by gazing into my eyes and seeing the kind of desolation that comes from living life at a million miles per hour and crashing too hard against a […]
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