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Rachel Williams Nov 2014
He walked beautifully. In perfect strides on the sidewalk – missing the cracks, as if on purpose, without looking down. He must be a Mama’s boy. I could shout down to him, but I’ll just watch and hope his walk leads my way. I hear a voice behind me, “you trying to catch up for class?”

“Yes”, I lie. Little does he know, the only thing I am trying to catch is my breath.
Rachel Williams Nov 2014
Sad to see that old
cracked glass, filled
full with memories – past.

Remnants
of a book they wrote.

Fragments
of a heart he broke.

After all this time, she
worships the little shrine.
Pretty, still, but a cage, that
won’t let her turn the page.
Rachel Williams Nov 2014
Jump in, take a chance,
light a match
of romance. Fireflies
light the sky; just a girl and
a guy. Play fair – wait
your turn. Play with
fire
– you’ll get burned.
Rachel Williams Nov 2014
He is a river.
A storm of wrathful
waters, leaving no
survivors, but peaceful
all the same – a serene
melody. He’s tough upon
all crossing his path, but smooths
rough edges of the place-
bound barriers.

I am a rock. Settled,
sturdy and strong. I’ll fight
your raging waters – and let you
smooth my surface
(but I will not be moved).
Continue along your wayward
path. We both learn.

Me, from the lesson.
You, from the fight.
He is the river.
I am the rock.
Rachel Williams Nov 2014
Don’t love me
little by little,
bit by bit.

You know I despise
being only half
of whole.

Fill me up.

End this game by
starting a war.

Open your mind;
vulnerability reaps
beautiful rewards.

So don’t love me a little,
in fact, don’t love me at all

If you can’t give me all your love.
Rachel Williams Nov 2014
Time moves on.
Quicker than a river.

Soon, we will be
dirt underneath the
waters. Stones will
crumble, metal
will rust, love will
conquer. “For what
does a man profit
if he gains the whole
world and loses
his soul?” Money
will vanish. Coins will
rust & riches
will be found within
ourselves.
Rachel Williams Mar 2013
When You Find It, I'll Stop Loving You

Her baby blues were stained
green. A sea-like portrait of salty
waves rolling in - then
down her cheek. In the mirror,

she sees herself; Three parts
beauty and one part
rage (no one remembers
the anger in the good times).

There's a hurricane brewing
deep in her soul - she sees
herself at sea. She sees a
tear, and watches it fall slowly

to the raging waters
beneath her. *A drop in the
ocean
. Lost at sea.
Exactly the way she wants to be.

— The End —