I Live
I used to think that when my skin wrinkled and my hair turned thin and grey, I would find peace within. “I’ll be older then,” I said. “I’ll know the way of the world, and I’ll be at peace.” That was when I was young. I’m still young now—not even a quarter through life. But […]
Finding Peace
You’re never going to break my soul nor the fire that burns in my heart, maybe a scar on my body left by stained glass shards. You won’t take my beating breath away, not after the times it has come close, if you don’t love me, someone else will, and if no one does, I […]
I Say Goodbye
It is time to give it up; let it go and let it blow with the wind off into the distance, across the plains, and into the mountains until it seizes to be—carried away by the whisper of the wind until its remnants can be heard no longer. It is a thing that does not […]
to be understood.
The epitome of human connection is to be understood. Without understanding, human relationships can fall apart even quicker than they came to be. You’re so blinded by what you think is right and wrong that you fail to see. You’re blind to me because you can’t see why I am the way I am or […]
moment in time
“Leave me be, take your hands away.Let me breathe,and let me breathe on my own.” I sit in a stall, watching the minutes tick away as time comes to an end. An old man I can’t see, sings to a tune unheard of. The waves of his voice soar high and low, his voice ancient […]
I don’t want it anymore
I don’t pray anymore.I used to believe in the Father—my father that passed in the past—and then I believed in heaven,a hopeful cloud that didn’t last.I played a faithless symphony coldpraying to the god of death,now I don’t believe in anything at all,only one being, being myself. I was born as a parent;I don’t want […]
at the mercy of the tempest
sometimes i want to sit in the rain, feel it pour on my face, let the wind kiss my cheeks, a momentary escape. feel the light come in without the boundaries of a cage, let the earth hit my lungs instead of a chemical haze. i’m tired of playing a game where i point and […]
i once had wings too
take an angel and place it in the palm of your hand; you have all the opportunity in the world. let it spread its wings and soar into the sky without turning around nor looking at the world it leaves behind. or put it in a cage, where it flies into steel metal bars that […]
the way life goes
It’s just the way life goes… My heart is crying for a better day and a better night where I can see your smile light up your eyes, without wondering if it’ll be the last time. My soul is praying for a longer while where I don’t have to wonder if you’ll live or die, […]
the girl in you sees the girl in me
She met me on a bridge, the only one left untouched by fire. I looked into her ember-lit eyes, at the soot smudged on her face, at the ash in the crevices of her hands, in the cracks of her smile, and underneath her fingernails. Scars lined her body; burn marks forged in flame and […]