Beautiful lotus...
I wish they could see,
All the potential you have and the things that you could be.
Everything you imagined in your wildest dreams...
Beautiful lotus, how I wish they could see.
They love your Florescent petals so they pick you apart… unaware of the internal damage this causes to your heart.
I guess its called "Tough Love" but they are stripping your art.
Beatuiful Lotus, taking blows so harsh..
You should be a beautiful diamond considering all the pressure you've been through,
Such a precious gem with dark, ugly roots…
Faced with adversity and Plagued by deception… Still finding your way to see it through. A world so cold and ugly has created something so beautiful.
Bloom Lotus  bloom, Even in the heart of June. Shine lotus shine, even in the light of the Moon... Never let anything in this world make you leave it too soon. You have so many things that you need to see.
Beautiful lotus...
My sweet sweet lotus,
Just set yourself free.
And reach for the Heights they told you you would never see.


-Ari B.

1am on a Monday.
With futurama on my TV.
But I'm paying that no attention.
Cos My mind is on something else, racing, at light speed. And
Sorrows ode is on repeat.
Meanwhile, he's unaware of what he's doing to me.
Simple complexity.
Tasteless love, bittersweet.
You're so shallow,
But you always cut me so deep.
I think now, I should go to sleep.
Hopefully, you don't haunt my dreams.

Two fish
One downstream
One upstream
As strange as it may seem
They've formed the perfect team.

Everyone is a saint.
With the lights on,
but when they go off..There is darkness.

You see we are not forever.
We are walking, talking, floating, Pieces of temporary.
Who will pretty soon fade away into dust…
That's why I don't try to get attached to much.
Because everything that comes,
Must eventually go.
Except for your aura,
And soul.
Temporary forevers.

The sound of my heart pounding, it's something truly astounding.
Mystical, amazing.
And you can even call me crazy…
But,
at that very moment, I realized...
I am alive, oh my!

Sorrow
Sorrows...drown me deep in this pain.
Sorrows of a dying world that has nothing left to gain.
Sorrows.
I can hear the groans and shaky tears. Echoing in this silence.
Washed over, over the years.
Blurred lines, slurred speech.
Sorrow... Becomes enevitable.
This kind, its true.
The kind that intoxicates the souls of many of our youth.
This sorrow,
Is the saddest song I will ever come to know. For this sorrow is the kind that hinders us, so that we may never experience growth.

You said you would always love me.
Then kissed my on the core or my soul.
Ran your fingers across the creases of my mind. Held me within your arms and promised to never let me go.



That was so many forevers ago.
Im missing the part of you that once made me whole.

I live for the silent moments..
The early thursday mornings, its 3am
The sound of crisp cool air bustling through the trees...before the birds let out their morning song. These are the moments I find the most peace.

Where I can escape into me.

I love these silent moments, when half of the world is fast asleep. And only those with a story are out wandering the streets. Trying to make ends meet. traveling in silence, but actions speaking ever so loudly.

And then there is me.

The person who just wants to capture the worlds rawest beauty.

Sulking in the silence.
Being inspired.
By life, just happening all around me.

Just another sad girl.
lost.
society labeled her a bad girl.
everyone heard the song.
Never cared enough to understand the lyrics.
she, was misunderstood for the complexity of her nature.
you remember her.
with the skimpy clothes,
No one knows her depth.
But everyone plucks her petals till there's nothing left.

I bid you the best of luck in life.
I promise not to be bitter or hate you.
I wont shed a single tear
Lose an ounce of sleep
Or have a single regret about the time that I gave you.

Because
In reality, you taught me so much about myself, yes you really helped me grow.
& now ive evolved into this beautiful orb of light.... And you cant steal my shine anymore.
So
Ill be dancing in these raindrops.
Ill be singing to the moon.
Im gonna gracefully skip through these
Meadows. And i wont be looking back anytime soon.
I will be stronger than i was yesterday
And stay that way for the days to come. Yes I aim to fly, get my feet from being planted on the ground.
Step one is officially over, theres nothing left weighing me down. Im gonna fly right up to the sun.

Hopefully, one day you will be able to fly too.

Today.
I will stop being foolish.
I finally want to open my eyes.
Im tired of forcing myself to be brainless,
Tired of feeding myself these bitter tasting lies.
Maybe one day I will mean the world to you. Or mean enough for you to stay here with me...
But today, I'm drying these eyes of mine.
And removing my heart from my sleeve.
I'm going to pick up and leave.
And begin loving me.
I'm not broken

Because his kisses sent chills all over my body…& were like gifts from God himself, the most elevated ive ever felt. and yet skin to skin we commit these beautiful sins. Its true…my favorite catch 22.

Oh how i yearn to be beautiful.
I desire to be deep.
I have the urge to touch the hearts of many... With every word that i speak.

I just want my story to be heard.
So that all the lost souls know,
They are far from alone.
I want to reach out and be someone's shoulder to cry on, even though I know that I do not have my own.

Isn't remarkably astounding how the people with The most problems try to solve problems?
In essence, this somehow helps me.
To look into the eyes of another person and just listen to their story…
Yes, in actuality.
This heals me.
Just being a muse, via the words i let these stanzas speak.
With their Complex simplicity.
I yearn to exude beauty.
& change lives
By just being me.

Up and down we go.
On this seesaw of love .
Tainted by insecurities, past relationships, and egos.
It's a game I'm afraid I will never win.
Knees all busted, bruised with broken skin.
But for faith of what "could be" I will get up and try again.
Hopefully, we work out in the end.

strong woman
grown woman
if need be, she be
miss get it on her own
WOMAN.
renissance queen, can handle anything.
shes been through hell and back and still sports a smile.
the world tried to knock her down but shes no where near fragile.
resilient. brilliant.
you can feel warmth from her vibe.
many men want her attention, but she knows only a king is worth time.
go girl. the universe is within you, take pride.

Strumming my pain with his fingers.

playing every sorrow filled note to a T.

Singing my life with his words…

my life is so complicated, but he spoke up my problems with ease.

Killing me softly with his song, killing me softly…

but I am prepared to die and be born again with him.

With his song, telling my whole life, With his words.

he made me comfortable enough to confide in him… Like we were living underneath the same skin…

Killing me softly with his song.

he was the most charming being I ever known, I just love him for him.

HE
was the one who got away.
faded into oblivion.
because feelings went astray.
HE
Used to be the Yin to my yang
but now I fear, everything has changed.
HE
destroyed me.
consumed my mind.
wasted my time
HE
made me blind.
and I must say
that here and now...
at the end of the day.
im glad that
HE
was the one who got away.

Bring me flowers.
when I can smell them.
Appreciate me while I am here in human form.
cuz it would be such a shame to wait till im gone to mourn.
or fix broken bonds.
or mend loose ends.
the message is quite simple, Listen up my friends.
time doesnt last forever. weve only got a limited time.
so iif someone is in your heart, you better let em know they were on your mind.

Just two hearts.......beating.
Half full, but very much alive.
Trying to get our fix, tryna reach emotional high.
Constantly,
Searching for that sense of fulfillment in life.
She was a girl.
He was a guy.
All of a sudden, almost like it was nothing, we came together
Completing each others puzzle.
Come to find out you were looking for someone to love you...just so happens I was looking for the exact same.
Now we're mending on each other,
Healing each others pain.
Simple and plain.


**i think this could be something

I crash landed.
Into you ******
While racing through
A blue dream.
Fell down from the highest cloud
Into a world oh so scerene.
A world populated with just
You and me.
We walked hand and hand
Toes in the sand
Up to a tree that gave us shade
All of a sudden
I felt a pull
A tug
A seperating force
Then we somehow parted ways
Now I lie here awake.

I got drunk on the sweetest brew.
Took a trip with the sight of you.
Your skin, so brown, warm and inviting.
Your smile so very enticing.
Blue dream, just you and me.
head high.
Youre my ecstasy .
Euphoric, impossible to ignore.
Incomparable.