you should be prescribed by a doctor
as a soul healing salve
your voice is comforting
like cold water on a burn
just watching you exist
in your beautiful, intense way
heals everything that hurts
you are the person
I have always dreamed of knowing
and your smile is something so out of this world
that it makes me believe your claims
that you aren't entirely human
it is a light in a dark place
A cooling salve
on a burn
you are the best kind of medicine
the kind that you can't find
anywhere else
and the kind I don't deserve
thank you for healing me
time after time

I am igniting fire--flame.
You tried to test me,
Causing pain.
It is you--who I blame

people are divided-
inside the comment sections
people are divided-
inside their own families
people are divided-
by what they believe
people are divided-
by the tones of their skin
people are divided-
by their opinions of sin
people are divided-
by invisible borders
people are divided-
by their political views
people are divided-
by their choice to stand up or hide
and we are the only ones who can choose
to come together
despite the divide.

i would hug you 6.29.25 (8:00 pm / 20:00)
i would hug you, if you'd let me
i would hold you until neither of us could breathe and
i would tell you that you deserve so much better
than what you have
and anything i could give you

i would tell you i could never love you enough
you amazing loving person
i still don't understand
how someone who feels so unloved (you're not)
can love a world back with their whole heart

i would hug you, if i could
whisper to you all the truths you deserve

you're not alone
you're beautiful in every way
you're so kind compassionate caring in ways no one else could
ever be

believe me, please
when i tell you i get it
i promise

Always searching
For a reason

Always looking
For a sign

Always seeking
For an answer

Always hunting
All my life

But…

What If
I’m the one who’s lost?

What if
I need to be found?

What if
I’m the one who’s dying?

What if
I’m the one who’s drowned?

Nah… that’s impossible

I've always felt lonely
but never like this
I just want a hug
a crushing, meaningful, never ending hug
and someone to whisper in my ear
"I get it. You're not alone."
I'm so starved
Of touch
I just want a hug
and a whisper
that I'm loved