Barker

Barker May 2022

I'm cautious with my heart as it has been broken and rebuilt too many times,
I'm sorry if I'm skeptical at times,
Or if I read too much into things,
I'm sorry that I'm overly observant and that I misinterpret the smallest movements,
I'm trying my best to not let it interfere,
But if there's one thing I've learned in life,
It's that you can't trust everyone

(c)barker

Barker May 2022

Untitled

I've forgotten what love feels like,
More so
I've forgotten what it meant

(c)barker

Barker Apr 2022

Home III

I’m just here,
Waiting for you to come home

(C)ibarker

Barker Apr 2022

Change

Don’t be so foolish as to mistake who I am,
With who I was

(c)ibarker

Barker Apr 2022

20

Writing has not come easy to me lately,
Maybe it’s because I’m older now and the routines of life has gotten me in a constant looping state of mind,
Maybe it’s because I no longer feel comfortable talking about my troubles,
I’ve become more reserved,
More cautious,
Afraid of being too transparent
And having my heart broken

(c)ibarker

Barker Nov 2021

A simple text

"Hey, how are you?"

Typing...
Typing...
Typing...

"I'm not doing too well to be honest. I feel like a cold dark blanket has been wrapped around me, slowly suffocating me. I want the world to just stop for a second so I can catch my breath, instead of feeling like I am hanging on by a single thread. I want to run far away from here and go somewhere, where I am a stranger… I — I want to be free."

Deleting...
Deleting...
Deleting...

"I'm alright, you?"

Barker May 2021

Drowning

My thoughts are like the ocean.
Deep, vast and easy to get lost in.
When my thoughts get restless it is easy to drown away in them,
And when I call out for help,
The sea of my thoughts drown out my voice,
And I am once again alone,
Unable to defend myself

(c)ibarker