everyday I’m stared into
cried to, confessed to
when the face appears in my vision,
she usually stays a while,
never looking the same from the time she arrives
to the moment she leaves,
face outline and colorful one moment
smudged and plain the next
on occasion she has a lover to show me
taking up a space I could never fill,
telling her sweet little words that ring in her ears
but they come and they go,
never long to stay,
no one like me.
they don’t see it all
the highs, the lows
her smiles and bright eyes
as they dim at night
when her hope seems lost
i wish to cradle her
wrap her in arms that i cannot afford
i wish she saw herself the way i see her
i wish those she brought around gave her more
but she always returns to me, day after day
staring into my eyes and speaking to me
she knows i am voiceless yet she feels me listening
unless
unless she speaks only to herself
the reflection she stares at
she doesn’t see me,
just her eyes in my sight
that’s the thing about mirrors
we’re all an illusion
Jan 31, 2023
Jan 31, 2023 at 11:40 AM UTC
"I'm no longer an alcoholic," Grandma says,
dropping her fourth can of coke into the trash can.
"I'm not an addict anymore."
It's only noon.
Jul 20, 2022
Jul 20, 2022 at 1:10 PM UTC
maybe I finally realized that
not everyone is as confident
carefree
&
all knowing
as they appear
Jul 15, 2022
Jul 15, 2022 at 1:34 PM UTC
Today a year ago
I was a different person
nothing but dread for the future
fear of the past
fright for the days to come
But times change
and people, too
Some things come
blessings in disguise
masked by the shadow
holding light down inside
With love guiding the way,
a passionate embrace,
I can truly say
We'll make it out alive.
Jul 19, 2019
Jul 19, 2019 at 1:33 PM UTC
Leave an impact wherever you go,
Because the more you do,
The more you’ll grow
Jun 16, 2019
Jun 16, 2019 at 12:47 PM UTC
When I write, I feel free
Because there's power in my words
And freedom in my voice
When I write, I feel free
Because my thoughts make a difference
To me and those who view it
When I write, I feel free
Because there's a moment of escape
Each time I touch the keys
So I thank this moment for its power
As my mind releases thoughts
And my heart embraces freedom
Jun 4, 2019
Jun 4, 2019 at 9:07 PM UTC
Take me to a world
Where agonies retreat
Where flower petals dance
Around little children's feet
Take me to a world
Where sorrow is forgotten
Where the sun never sets
And clouds glide like cotton
Take me to a world
Where happiness is true
Where everyone is kind
To strangers passing through
Take me to a world
Where stresses are evaded
Where everything is clear
And eyesight's never jaded
Take me to a world
A hidden sweet escape
A place where I can run and hide
A place to save my youth
May 6, 2019
May 6, 2019 at 10:21 PM UTC
Artists and designers,
Schemers and conspirators.
The deeper the meaning,
the harder to cope.
With every brush stroke,
a new sliver of hope.
Like poets and authors,
each page is their canvas,
a place to create
a moment of magic.
Wrote from the heart,
this beautiful art,
evoking feelings
for all who are able
to marvel it.
May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019 at 10:56 AM UTC
Burial grounds stand
Where guarded walls once stood
The shots blazed through,
Shattering impermeable pieces
Now I’m laying here,
terrified,
wounded,
defenseless.
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019 at 11:52 PM UTC
I wake up and my face is red
From tears the night before
I do my makeup all nice
I put my best clothes on
And wear a smile on my lips
But don’t get too close
Because if you look in my eyes
You’ll see all that I hid away.
Apr 11, 2019
Apr 11, 2019 at 7:15 AM UTC