tears
are the taste of love.
they come from passion—
or its betrayal.
Jan 9, 2020
Jan 9, 2020 at 2:22 PM UTC
we are so stuck
in today
that we never realize
how close we may be
to missing
a tomorrow
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019 at 9:51 PM UTC
beneath the stars,
we dance
to the rhythm
of our hearts,
to the melody
of the summer wind.
when we stop,
you are dripping in moonlight,
cerulean blue
competing with starlight,
arms around my waist
a home,
soft edges and curls
outlined by darkness,
love
in the form of you.
Apr 20, 2019
Apr 20, 2019 at 5:25 PM UTC
inside
where the sound of gunfire
never seemed to cease
there was little else
she could do
to survive.
inside a
shattered,
stark,
brutally honest
world
where she endured
she tried to understand
the chaos
shattered everywhere
Feb 24, 2019
Feb 24, 2019 at 12:30 PM UTC
i fell in love
with a boy
who is not poetry.
he is not
ink and paper
but rather
bones and blood,
curves and edges
smooth
beneath my fingertips.
he is not
definitive words
but rather
light laughter
and soft kisses,
heaven
in a few seconds.
he is not
full of hidden meanings
but rather
giving his entirety
to a girl
who needs to use it
as a blanket.
he is not
poetry.
he cannot fit
inside these lines,
be found
within finite words.
he cannot hide
between periods,
squeeze
into stanzas.
i cannot make him
poetry.
he is perfection
and poetry
is too broken
for a love like his.
Feb 21, 2019
Feb 21, 2019 at 4:14 PM UTC
you are
beyond words.
you are
my absolute,
my entirety,
my all.
you are
my poetry,
my lips,
my words.
you are
so much more
than that reflection,
you are
exactly
everything
i could ever need.
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019 at 7:00 AM UTC
with ice stretching
up the window
and the sun’s reflections
dancing on car hoods
i told you
when the warmth returns,
we’re going to
stargaze.
you tilted your head
as a puppy would,
questioning the spontaneity
of such a wish.
i had said i was just thinking.
but i lied
because every time
i fall into your eyes
i gaze at the universe inside,
brimming with possibility,
every time
i lose myself in your eyes
it’s because
i’m too busy stargazing,
diamonds of wishes
that never could be,
remnants of dreams
that could each set me free,
the sun and moon
bold and stark
against the universe,
you ache to give me it all.
but for once,
i wanted you to see
what i fell in love with
so easily.
Feb 3, 2019
Feb 3, 2019 at 3:34 PM UTC
oh honey
we’re meant to be
don’t say
i don’t love you,
i know
i will win this raging battle inside,
but i also said
i would win over your heart,
my truth is
i can’t wipe my memory clean of you,
can’t wash your touch off my body,
i can’t warm my hands where yours used to be,
i just can’t let you go that easy.
now read bottom to top.
Feb 2, 2019
Feb 2, 2019 at 11:36 AM UTC
the creaks
and screams
of everything else
around me
collapsing
is masked
by
the familiar scent
of your favorite hoodie,
the safe embrace
of your arms,
and the “it’ll be okay”
you whisper into my hair.
Jan 21, 2019
Jan 21, 2019 at 8:42 AM UTC
crafty facade,
you have the hands of an artist,
sweet lies,
you have the taste of a chef,
cloudy eyes,
you have the intent of a politician,
sharp words,
you have the potential of a
writer.
Nov 11, 2018
Nov 11, 2018 at 1:22 AM UTC