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Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
Me
The boys I loved
Were all the same.

They were sweet,
But in rations.

They were unreliable.
They were undependable.
They were momentary.

I clung to my share of time,
And wondered when I would find someone
Who wouldn’t disappoint me.

One day I realized:
That I am reliable.
That I am dependable.
That I am permanent.

I realized,
That the only person who could never disappoint me,
Was me.
(g.h.) // you’re beautiful, but I’m brilliant - 11:19PM, March 23, 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
It’s been 3 years,
And I feared that my heart had forgotten
The feeling of being whole.

But now my blood flows a little faster,
My breathing comes easier,
And my heart doesn’t skip at your name.

You’ve turned into a faded photograph,
Buried deep under sepia tones and new memories
Of a boy with strong arms,
And long fingers
Whose laugh makes my chest clench
In the best of ways.

He holds the promise of something new,
With music on his breath
And a song in his eyes.

I’ve realized I have the world at my fingertips.
For so long,
I have watched you cling to your sapphires and gold
But now,
I’ve found my own treasure:
I’ve found myself.
Now,

I’m free.
(g.h.) // you don’t love her anymore but you lost mine too - 1:23PM, March 21, 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
Even in empty doorways and dusty corners,
I still manage to find pieces of you.
(g.h.) // 11:09PM, February 28 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
I plucked the rose petals from your lips,
Ignoring the barbed thorns that bit into my skin
Every time you smiled.
(g.h.) // You weren’t a rose you were a ******* **** - 12:34AM, February 24, 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
For the first time in a long time,
I laughed so hard I couldn’t breathe.
My chest hurt in the best ways,
My sides ached,
And my breathing wasn’t ragged from the endless onslaught of tears.
I had forgotten how nice it was
To sit on a couch next to someone and feel their body heat through your clothes,
settling in your skin.
(g.h.) // for the first time I could breathe, 5:31 PM February 21, 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
You love a boy with eyes the color of coffee.
He doesn’t realize what his tanned hands do to you
Each time they brush across your arm.

You love a boy with eyes the color of polished wood
He catches your gaze more than once
And has the audacity to smile at you
Completely blind to the fact that you’re slowly unravelling before him,
And you wonder how long it will take before you are nothing but air.

You love a boy with eyes the color of cinnamon
He looks at you with a half bitten lip,
Distracting you as he talks.
His mouth is the only spice you haven’t tasted.

You love a boy with eyes shot with gold
His laugh is filled with stars,
And there’s a summer storm that clings to his skin.

You love a boy with eyes
That seem to be anything but brown.

You love him,
And secretly hope that one day he’ll love you too.
you love him and it’s so hard to stop // 11:42PM, February 13, 2015
Gabby Hofilena Oct 2017
I have come here for my kingdom,
And you shall watch me conquer.
(g.h.) // gods need no crowns to show their rule - 12:54AM February 10, 2015
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