On Arrival
I see you now on the brink of a new life On the precipice of love - I see you craving new fullness, The plum of family. I would adore a conversation that could bring you to light;a way to say Keep it kindSelf-reflectBut I am small and my love falls to the wind, Announces itself to your surprise And the behaviours stay, Right in front. You have hurt me, HeldMy neck in your palm and yelled.I roll...
Skipping Stone
Let it be this path between us shares A familiar softness, filled with cares Born out of that skipping stone That we had thrown and the wind had blownIntermittent but unflinching across the lake We're in the air now, say that it is true That's where this distance I feel from you Hails from, falls like icy stares That don't seem burdened by repairs The fixes we need to undertake We'll touch bac...
Desolation
Captured by the stars, some people just want to be free.The best thing about memory is that it’s never truly accurate.
Your image is nothing less than a beautiful ghost, your voice a phantom whisper on the wind as I stand alone.Desolate.But no one ever thinks about what it’s like to live in the shadow of the sun.To stand in the timeless cosmos and gaze into a universe without light. To feel the...
Depth of your day
I’m so tired I woke up and hoped I got fired Another chance? I’ve been given them again and again And who are you to tell me I’ve been a bad friendWhen I’ve been suffering and trying to repent My head my head It goes and I listen You told me that I could make it And I tried to be what you expected And now I’m left with uncertainty and The only thing I can do is be patient Be patient And be safe...
In Two One
I felt myself split in two one quiet summer night.Sitting in a strange bedroom, doing homeworkdoomscrolling
She appeared then:Sitting cross-legged on the carpet opposite memy mirror image. however
I became afraid of her black eyes of the words I didn’t have to explain herexistence and better yet to send her away
I had checked every box in pen:Desperate. I counted painstakingly on my fingers:I ...