the calm before the storm
my overcast eyes swallow you
tidal
lost in their stormy pools
your summer eyes
deep amber
the light before the dawn
stormy and sweet
something tells me we were always meant to be
Jun 20, 2020
Jun 20, 2020 at 2:07 AM UTC
as the trees passed by us in brilliant, warm hues
as the road stretched endlessly before us
the soft songs of the river whispered to me as we stood in its belly
watching the current twist and swirl
i watched you in the fading afternoon light
there was a dawning
being with you feels like coming home
Oct 29, 2019
Oct 29, 2019 at 10:19 PM UTC
i watched the way you watched that girl at the beach
the way the salt water fell off her smooth, bronzed skin
down the supple curve of her hips
ever since then
i have tried to mold my waist into an hourglass shape
tried to scrub
and tear
and squeeze away the thickness in my thighs
or the jiggle of my belly
or the blackened purple stretch marks that travel up my abdomen
i watched the way you watched that girl on the beach,
and ever since then i have wanted to be her
beautiful, smooth and perfect
but all i have found as i scanned the expanse of my body
was acne scars, scabs that used to be bug bites,
the tiny bumps on my arms and the tiny hairs on my chin
i watched the way you watched that girl on the beach,
she was the kind of perfect i will never be
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019 at 12:46 AM UTC
you’re not one for love letters
so i wrote you something else
your arms feel like coming home
Sep 13, 2019
Sep 13, 2019 at 8:00 PM UTC
terrified
that was the word you used
terrified to jump in too quickly
terrified of being consumed
and i wonder
if anxiety clutches at your chest when you think of me
because you care
or if your feelings for me run by
blurry
like the blackened trees at night on our long drives
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019 at 1:36 PM UTC
i cried in your car remembering the ones who cast me aside
you told me i wasn’t ready
perhaps
you were right
Jun 7, 2019
Jun 7, 2019 at 1:33 PM UTC
to you
i am a forgotten side street on a dirt road
to me
you are a highway stretching across the hole inside of me
Apr 23, 2019
Apr 23, 2019 at 1:47 AM UTC
you pull me in
and push me away
hot and cold
you want me
without commitment
pull me close in dimly lit hotel rooms
your chest against my back
while you laugh about how i’m such a good friend
i have always wondered what we are
but it’s those three words i am always afraid to say
Apr 3, 2019
Apr 3, 2019 at 9:51 AM UTC