I hate the cold
Because it reminds me
Too much of the late nights
I spent with you and not myself
-CPM

A part of loving myself meant,
checking
underneath the bed
and the closet
for monsters every night,
and reassure myself
that what’s in there
doesn’t have power over me.
-*CPM

his lies parted my thighs,
filled me,
then left me empty.
-*CPM

there are people

who will walk right past you,
walk with you,
or stay behind you.

You decide who matters to you.

-*CPM

you
were scared
when you held
your first born
in your arms

because you
remembered the absence
of the arms that once held you.

-*CPM

your kisses
spoke against
my skin
And told me
I can not live
without you
- *CPM

we have been taught
to color inside the lines
since we were little kids,

so explain to me how do we
continue to stay inside the lines
when life is everything but that.

no wonder we always
find ourselves
close to the edge,

but never really willing to cross
because we fear what would happen
if we did what they told us not to.
-*CPM