Stop setting yourself on fire for people who will sit back and watch you burn.

We do not need to be in bloom
to be worthy of space - of room
on this planet. So on the days
you feel bitter - stay here;

please stay here

Nothing in season
can stay sweet all year.

No one has skeletons
in their closets anymore
we've disclosed too much of
our ***** bones

Now we are left with
nothing but this flesh
without the things that
make us ugly and
keep us upright

No shadows or dark secrets
to keep us awake at night
Nothing to process or to aspire to

No more dreams but the wicked
fodder of a life lived in conformity
and
on the surface

As I walked this earth to find you
I also found myself.
On my way to you, I understood that
this path is so long, though,
it could never unflame my heart
for my steps, toward you,
were never bootless;
beneath the act of loving you
I also learned to love myself.
Beyond the search of you, yet I never sought,
I also learned the now of my present
for in you, I am bondless
yet boundless at the time.

The candle wax is dripping on the floor. I'm fast asleep on the hardwood, a towel for a blanket, wandering the stories my mind creates.

It's so much better there, in my dreams, much more comforting and whimsical. I can create my safest place, my very own home.

I can wander all over the world for free, touch the greatest wonders and experience culture like no other. I can learn anything without paying a dime or sitting in a classroom. I can feel the warmth of the sun on my skin or the cool rain kiss my cheeks as I look to the sky. I can be anything, dare I even say ... happy.

I am trapped in a magical world and I never want to leave.

Please don't make me leave.

I don't want to wake up. I don't want to face the dark and the cold. Because when I wake, those candles will be out and my towel will be just a towel.

Here I am warm, I am free, I am strong. Here I can be anything, do anything, feel anything.

Please don't make me wake up.

Please.

- t.s.

Sky
Eternal, Celestial
The stars brighten the sky
Glimmering, Ethereal
Stars

A gentle whisper
Of pure love a
Gentle kiss to
Forever remember
As I feel you deeply
I cherish you truly
A warm feeling of
True Love touching
My beating heart
Our hearts embrace
Love, forever love
A feeling forever
Together our hearts
Shall always be
Together in true love

love is a garden
to grow you must give it time, attention, and care
some people simply ignore the seeds they decided to plant and let weeds grow
others choose to nurture the fragile saplings

the flowers of love are ever so fragile and frail
but if you truly care about the saplings they will grow into beautiful creations

i want someone that will grow a marvelous and angelic garden