I am the sun, but I am also the moon,
I am the ruler of this broken kingdom
where there are ever lurking shadows
taunting “you will always be this way”
Two halves in a marriage of contradiction,
yet there is not one without the other,
and wouldn’t a true unity be sweeter
than two sides at constant war
Twisting tides in the pit of my stomach,
ebbing and flowing until time stands still
and I become immensely aware of this conflict
waiting to spill out as i’m torn apart
You’ll do no better than to hibernate
from the cold winds of the harshest winters,
and perhaps I could build the strongest fortress
but what good would that do in the end
At the end of the day they are both who I am,
and all I can do is let the two live in harmony.
So I shall balance both weights on my shoulders
and learn to cherish them for what they are
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023 at 3:31 PM UTC
do you hear that?
the haunting cries for hope,
for understanding, for change,
formed by the mouths of women
from times past and present,
pleas for a different future,
one not built on power and hate,
one where they’re not told what to do
or told they’re not good enough
do you hear the years of sadness and rage,
for themselves and their peers,
years spent crumbling under the pressure.
do you hear the pleas of the little girl
a girl, set a path she did not want to follow,
but forced to do it anyway
do you hear how tired they are
of being used and ignored,
just wanting to speak and be heard,
a space for growing and healing.
choosing to live, to make a difference
to bring light to the darkness
to provide a way forward for others too
May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023 at 7:56 AM UTC
There’s a comfort in the darkness,
an escape,
guided by the gentle glow of stars,
the night sky, a blanket
Are they ever scared?
Or is it just relief,
anything to not face the light
afraid of what it would hold
For it should not be the darkness we’re afraid
but the brightness of morn
where the monsters are freely roaming
whilst licking their lips
And whilst it is cold
it is welcome
compared to the harsh heat
of what may find us come morning
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023 at 3:47 PM UTC
I put an orange on the table,
slowly peeled away the skin,
invited you to take a segment
then another, and another.
Before I know it, it’s dark outside
and the orange is gone
but you’re not,
you’re still here.
The peel sat between us
dimpled and bright
Apr 13, 2023
Apr 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM UTC
I have until I had nothing left
Cried until I was drowning
Exhausted, one with the floor
All you do is take,
rip me apart
until i’m too numb to care
Always one step ahead
planning the next attack
so i’m blindsided by your actions
After every fire set in my head
and storm released in my head
I am broken
Even now when i’m just a shadow
you take and take
everything that should be mine
Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM UTC
Things come to an end,
turning the last page of the book,
the sun sets beyond the horizon,
or when you close your eyes at night
Leaves behind empty spaces
Cold silences
A lonely darkness
This uncomfortable feeling
It’s something you have to own
because you will say goodbye
time and time again
but it doesn’t hurt less
Apr 29, 2021
Apr 29, 2021 at 5:08 PM UTC
Back and forth
like we’re playing tennis
I hit the hall
and you slam it back
We exist on different roads
that never join in the middle
Instead get further and further away
until we’re opposite sides of this world
I could scream my thoughts
and they would fall to the ground
Whilst yours float to the sky,
gone above the clouds
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021 at 5:21 PM UTC
Sometimes my thoughts
get jumbled,
random words stuck together
No coherent sentences
And I have to take
each word
and stick it together
with the next
And I write it down
before
it
slips
my
mind
again
Those thoughts
in ink
become one with the page
Apr 27, 2021
Apr 27, 2021 at 3:47 PM UTC
Pinks and oranges
seep into the blue
Clouds ripple through
Sun dips beyond horizon
Super Moon takes centre stage
ready for the big performance
As darkness rises
it makes you remember that
there’s nothing more beautiful
than the sky
Apr 26, 2021
Apr 26, 2021 at 5:04 PM UTC
To be alone at night
sat on my windowsill
I never feel truly alone
Not when I can draw
faces in the stars
and when I look up
the Moon smiles back
What a comfort
to be surrounded by this
Apr 25, 2021
Apr 25, 2021 at 4:51 PM UTC