and she emerges, her wings
taking shape into the spring of youth
a crimson butterfly painting with her blood
against your words of expectation.
she is
beautiful, free.
deciding against the whims of men
so intent on criticizing her very nature.
and she becomes the sun, burning brightly with her blade.
Sep 29, 2022
Sep 29, 2022 at 3:41 PM UTC
my love.
folded behind dog-eared pages
you're a book I've yet to finish
yet before I've reached the ******
I shelf you with a bookmark
that will never be revisited.
Sep 27, 2022
Sep 27, 2022 at 2:28 PM UTC
indulgence and bliss
two sides of the same coin and a wish
once listless
now released—
she hums.
Sep 22, 2022
Sep 22, 2022 at 7:10 PM UTC
like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon
I raise my own tattered wings to the sky
cursing the inadequacies,
throwing away all doubts,
shedding my second skin of half-truths
thrown into my head
by words so keen on my own destruction.
by time that had stopped for three hundred days.
by a pen that seemed never ending,
inhibiting the thoughts within my head.
with a new smile in my eyes
I take a newfound strength in my arms,
lift up my wings
and bring myself into a new flight.
Jul 9, 2021
Jul 9, 2021 at 12:49 PM UTC
late nights. sharing stories.
until day broke, keeping each other's secrets
dear, until I slowly drifted into a land
of unknown, far away for only days
yet our late nights, storytimes,
bonding over love lost and lost love
was so easily broken and you,
you said that I was only a villain.
Feb 14, 2021
Feb 14, 2021 at 2:30 AM UTC
life is too short to dwell on times past
yet every waking moment is spent with regrets for
half-truths, almost-friends, near-misses
of you and I and him and her.
of two souls that had collided, only to fade back into
unknowns. back to strangers.
him her.
near misses.
never seen.
past surfaces.
missing found.
of what could have
been.
Feb 2, 2021
Feb 2, 2021 at 10:18 PM UTC
all it took was a single look- he fell for her.
angel eyes in clear blue skies, he only thought of her.
the sun created her dancing raven locks,
capturing life- tempting him to reach towards her.
the moon would rise, singing solitary melodies,
and in his inner strife, he only wished for her.
the stars could taint the lonely night
but their brilliance couldn't stain his love for her.
chrysanthemums reflected in her sancy diamond lies,
and for her sustenance, he picked bouquets for her.
her beauty shone like carved, clear stone,
and his heart was enveloped in a cold embrace from her.
and as he fell, a willing victim to the abyss,
he smiled, as if all his breath was hers.
Oct 8, 2020
Oct 8, 2020 at 12:22 AM UTC
rage leaves your lips as chaotic silence
lost in the air, unheard of by my ears
you speak of mountains and harsh convergence
of thoughts. insults hitting, targeted spears.
just as the cunning serpent tempting Eve,
doubt burns through your mind, forgetting its roots
regret— that one has caused you to believe
poisonous lyrics, rising in upshoots.
emotion leaves hands how the lips could not
release cruel thoughts upon the decay
left-behind in the aftermath of rot
yet forbearance causes my mind to stay.
can I ever escape from your embrace?
untrusting love, causing my heart to race.
Oct 3, 2020
Oct 3, 2020 at 11:38 PM UTC
single drops of rain
remind me of what I've lost—
your touch, my bright eyes.
Sep 25, 2020
Sep 25, 2020 at 9:01 PM UTC
she's watching the rain flow slowly down her windowsill.
she's hearing the pittering steps it makes on her shingles.
she's lost in the moment, her radio playing music
that washes her worries away.
she feels nothing, yet feels the weight of all her thoughts
circulating. like a cloud around her head.
clear thinking won't come today.
Aug 7, 2020
Aug 7, 2020 at 3:18 PM UTC