My thoughts are chaotic The words on my mind Are too big for my mouth Instead they flow through my veins Ink spilling over this paper Like blood on a marble floor
She was made of silk Though she was soft to the touch Her fibers were strong Her secrets and stories Tightly woven But if you grasp one loose string She unraveled as quickly As she was woven together
When gazing upon her reflection She doesn’t see wisdom in grey hairs Or find memories in smile lines She sees bags and wrinkles Pain and stress Tears roll over the hills and valleys On her aging cheeks Oh how I wish she could see There is simple beauty in living A long and happy life
I wish I could view the world Through the eyes of a child Finding beauty in the small things Unapologetically happy Blissfully unaware of the evils Lurking behind every corner
She loved him Like hurricanes love destruction Cleaning up the aftermath Of their devastating relationship He realized why storms Were named after women like her
Carrying the weight Of too many broken things Enervated her tired back Broken things are the heaviest Just look at the weight of a broken heart She traversed the world Collecting broken hearts Trying to find the pieces To fill all of her cracks
They asked me not to tell my story, it would cause others too much pain. They were so afraid of my voice, That i learned to fear it too. It wasn’t until I found writing, That I realized just how powerful my voice is.
Goodbyes aren’t always evident. A person doesn’t have to pack a bag, and kiss you goodbye, to leave forever. Sometimes they slip away so subtly, you don’t even notice, until they are gone forever.
She wanted to be loved To be put back together Until she was whole once more It’s not until he couldn’t That she realized It was never up to him To fix her It was always up to her To love herself enough That she couldn’t remember why She ever felt the need To be fixed in the first place
Meet me in the clearing In the forest of my dreams We can lay by a fire And count the stars Pointing out shapes In the cotton candy clouds Drinking until we’re dizzy And bathing in the moonlight You and I, side by side All through the night
I am a tidal wave I will crash around you Pull you in deeper Make you fall in love With my quiet violence As we stood together At the edge of the ocean I couldn’t help but wonder If you wanted to dip your feet in
I’d rather write than speak My pen is always responsive My ink doesn’t judge my mistakes My paper doesn’t argue My lines never cross me My sentences never disappoint And my words will never leave me
I can see the first hints of dawn Peeking out from behind the trees Watching in wonder as light Replaces the darkness around me The warmth from the sun Fills me with hope That today will be A little bit better than yesterday