Kalliope

Kalliope Jun 28

You look so pretty when you're talking to me,
and just for a second, I want to see what you see.
'Cause if you saw yourself in the way that I do,
you'd realize your worth-
and maybe I'd realize mine too

If I let you borrow my eyes, would you return them unscathed?

#gentle #soft #vulnerable #admiration

Kalliope Jun 28

I Made You a Bouquet

I only grow flowers with thorns.
Beautiful from afar,
Their petals softer than skin after shea butter,
But poison to the touch.

Their scent so captivating,
You can't help but search for it,
Only to be knocked out once found.

Those brave enough to pick up the stem
Will always regret it.
These thorns are razor sharp,
And they love to embed.

They've never seemed to bother me though

#bittersweet #metaphor #flowers

Jun 28

nivek

love is radical

half way to paradise
half way to hell

a right turn here
a left turn there

love is radical
a choice made.

Jun 28

Lynn Stillman

Shame

I cower within
Shames the constant companion,
that just won't go home.

Jun 27

Lynn Stillman

The Proposal

He asks for my hand
I tell him that I need it
He is not amused

Jun 27

Alvin Montagnani

{Throes}

"What is a silent scream?", she asked me in the middle of July.

"Ink on paper."

Was particularly fond of this one quote, so I just wanted to share it.

Jun 27

Alvin Montagnani

{Yours}

If I had a heart.
Untainted.
Not yet blackened by my own sadness, selfishness and self-loathing.
Tattered and worn out.
Tired of beating for others.

It would be yours.

I'd call you in the middle of the night.
And it would be your call.
To decide whether or not I'm worth a shot.

Spoiler alert:

I'm not.

I'm just never going to be enough, am I?

#sadness #loneliness #unloved #hopelessromantic