I am nothing more than a journal.
People pour their soul into my skin and spine,
Slowly watching me break and wither, but they continue.
I am drowning in pages of sorrow
and sadness.
And I cannot come up for air.
But that is okay,
I am nothing more than a journal.
People pencil in their stories with hasty tongues and hurtful hearts.
They do not see that in turn I am hurting too.
For with every tale written, I am losing myself.
Not many pages are left.
But that is okay,
I am nothing more than a journal.
People use me to indulge in their thoughts,
and once they have had their fill,
they are gone.
There is a new journal to seek.
I am left battered,
Destined to be picked up once again,
Only to be read and reflected on,
Because I am of no substance, I am just a keeper of Theirs.
People read me but do not READ me.
Because I am nothing more than a journal,
And my true contents are blank.
May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017 at 11:53 PM UTC
The reason why
I am shivering
on a hot summer's day?
My mind
is screaming,
begging
for a calm
that I cannot reach.
The wails
inside
rattle me.
I am tired.
I am tired.
I am tired.
May 26, 2017
May 26, 2017 at 11:41 PM UTC
It is hard
to enjoy a moment
when the constant thought of mortality
races in your mind
with no intent of reaching the finish line.
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 at 2:22 PM UTC
I’ve been starting to think about the people you see in passing,
The ones that captivate you for a few moments.
In those moments, you see a future,
“What could be”,
“What can be”,
“What won’t be.”
After all, it was just a brief second.
A brushed shoulder.
An accidental glance.
An unrequited instant of significance.
The ones that leave the greatest impressions,
Are the ones that leave you with the most wonder.
Who are you? Who do you want to be?
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 at 8:32 AM UTC
There are those who
spend their lives
searching for the words
they have been waiting to hear.
It is a shame they do not know
the power of their own voice.
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 at 8:27 AM UTC
Rise like a phoenix from the ashes of who you once were, and
begin anew.
May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017 at 8:24 AM UTC