They waited on the banks of the narrow steps,laying their naive heads on their tiny handas their thin legs dangled down the steps of the awaiting. Oh, how that heart skipps;another beat from sinuc tach,boasting smiles and engraving wrinkles on your cheeks!Your intoxicating excitementdeclares itself one of many disappointing first feasts!Please do not forget to check the time!20 seconds it has b...

How long will I remember you?For as long as I open the cupboard beside the one with the cups, because that’s where they were first.For as long as I start to give people my old home phone number, because that’s what it was first. For as long as I punch in the old code to my voicemail, because that’s what it was first. For as long as people ask the question,“Who did you love first?”Because you we...

Because of you, love,I opened a stubborn door from New York to Michigan—I thought it frosted over as I chased eastern lights for years, Breathless. Remember when I pointed out Orion in your parent’s basement? We laughed at your blank ceiling and ourselves and your sisters, Spread less like a sky full of planets and stars, and more like a yard sale of mismatched silverware and chipped vases. Dis...

My sunset begins as yours comes upI sip my wine slowly, knowing you’re downing your whiskey at 6 in the morningThe tub of ice cream from last night has melted awaySo why can’t you?This city of lights blinds me, a nice distractionBut I have to run, I have to keep runningBecause my demons have your beautiful smileAnd I can’t help but stare with melancholy in my heartMy sleepless nights are invade...

The Conversations I Wish We Had  You’re driving up the hill  You stop by me  Pull down the window and I say “Hey you” You smile shyly like you always have and offer to drive me You’re going that way anyway We make small talk in the car  Feeling all so grown up As though a lifetime has passed Since we vowed to share that time.

Missing Piece Project: https://www.cymiey.com/personal-projects/missingpieceMissing Piece is a project I made to show the similarities between my mother and me. Throughout my lifetime, many friends and families had told me how similar my mother and I look. At the age of 7, I lost my mom to cancer, and so growing up I always questioned her.  I recreated images of my mother to see the difference...

You are my catalyst  The balm for my soul  All my miss yous stream down my face  You are everywhere but I am so alone  I see you on all my drives  You breathed into me and made me feel alive  You haunt all the grocery store aisles  Pinching myself to remind myself this is real  I just hate the way this longing feels  You and I were cookie cutter perfect  We rhymed perfectly on every ...

Elizabeth that’s what they called you  Electric is the current you stir in my blood  Exquisite is every single thing about who you are  Exception only you to every rule I built up in my mind  Ecstatic the feelings you evoke in me with only the touch of your hand  Expected you are absolutely far from it  Exceptional, you’re red and blue and I just can’t forget you.  Earth feels like heav...