I am happy you found her,
Just hold her tight,
Kiss her right
Love her immensely,
And make sure to cuddle at night.

She will be your new shelter
For all your shattered pieces to reside,
And I can only hope,
That you will always treat her right.
-ALC June 21, 2017

“Did you move already?”
“Yup.”
“I am so sorry, I really meant to hang out with you before you left!”
“And I was really hoping to hang out with you before I left, but I got tired of trying. I got tired of putting effort into something that you weren’t willing to put effort into as well, so I gave up trying to get you into my life, and let you slip away.”
“… I am sorry, I have just been busy.”
“I know you have, and I don’t blame you for being busy, you have a life to live, and so do I. It is what it is, no point in staying caught up in it. You know what ***** though; I kept hoping that I would hear from you. Every day I gave myself a little bit of hope that you would call me, or something! And each day I let myself down. I did this tell the last day, and even a little while after. I did it until I finally realized I couldn’t put any more faith into you. I did it until I realized that you meant more to me, then I meant to you. So I began to slowly undo the bonds that you unknowingly put into my life, and started to let you go.”
-ALC 6/11/2017

One box down with another to go
Slowly they pile in rows and rows.
I start to think,
In this brain numbing task,
Of all my life that has come to pass.

I think of faces,
Of all shapes and size.
I think of the ones that have made me laugh and cry.

How life does change
And we must go with the flow,
Because now the boxes are stacked high in multiple rows
And not a single speck is left to show
Of the life that I once had here,
Except for the marks on the walls,
And the memories I will hold dear.
-ALC 06/11/2017

Zip your lips
Don’t utter a word
Don’t let all of your thoughts be heard,
Because if you do,
You know what they’ll say,
That you’re just being mean,
And to go away.

Zip your lips
Don’t say a thing
Don’t let the thoughts
Flow from your brain,
Because they’ll tell you your wrong
And that you’re simply not right
That you should just walk away instead of starting a fight.

Zip your lips
And stare off like a doll
Because you weren’t made to think at all.
You weren’t meant to have such a wonderful gift
To be able to open your mouth and say what you wish.

Zip your lips
Or better,
Just walk away,
Because you're not allowed to say
What you want anyway.

One last time can we do this dance,
Of uncertainty and shuffling feet,
Of awkward laughing and teasing greetings?

One last time can we intertwine our hands,
Curl into one another
Hold each other’s gaze with unspoken hopes?

One last time can we see each other,
Be near each other,
Indulge each other?

One last time can we make these memories
That will leave my soul filled and my heart empty?
-ALC May 24, 2017

He grabbed at her wrist as she began to walk away, pulling all her attention back to him. He locked his eyes with hers and with such surety to his voice he told her “our paths have crossed, and even though they are separating now, one day they will join together again, and I will never let you go”.
-ALC May 24, 2017