The way you look away. Your fingers slide past in a whirl of degradation, Idling not a moment as mine do an era. Your eyes slide past, no pause for the sacred, And those tender and abrupt lips part no more. I have been halted, A storm raging inside, bringing an air of disrepair and […]
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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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The sunset reflected on your brown eyes. The air was cool, and there were many people around. But somehow, I only saw you. We were fooling around, and you kicked a ball at my sister. I laughed, so did you. Your laugh filled the cool air surrounding us, wrapping around my mind and calming me […]
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she stands . because she has carried her scars for too long drowned in her sorrows too far into unfathomable lands and uncertain journeys because you said you’d stay (oh, you know they never mean it) . but she believes . you never told her boys like you smoke treachery so she waited, and she […]
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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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I’m a throwaway human. A support system for only when you need. I’m not a permanent fixture in your ideal world. You push and pull me in two directions And I, myself, find it difficult at times to know whether to stay, or whether to run. You’ve never known how to love. You’ve always aimed […]
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All my life I was told what would hurt me, burned in my brain I can hear them on repeat. Stay away from cigarettes, they will destroy your lungs. Don’t drink liquor, it will turn your liver muddy. Keep clear of drugs, they will turn your brain to mush. Out of all the things they […]
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Burnt orange and brick red leaves sway by. Hair like the ocean’s waves, Thick and flowing. Burgundy lipstick stained on coffee mugs. Smiling eyes, fingers that are intertwined. Full and resonant laughter, Promises of late night dancing, Talks of dreams and wishes of the future. Hands and lips brushing across skin, Hair tossed and tussled. […]
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When the darkness slowly surrenders all it has so it can let the sun rise to its mighty height; when the moon kisses the rays of the sun to gently submerge into them: that is what love is. Love is not all kisses and flowers or hashtag goals. Love is not all poetry and beautiful […]
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