Like an Autumn leaf,
I must learn to fall a little
if I ever want to rise.
Let the wind take me places
I've never been before.

Peace can't be found in the absence of difficult situations.
It's found by them.
Within them.
Peace is a behavior.
Peace is a mindset.
Situations are out of your control,
But how you feel amidst them is entirely your choice.

To speak of you with poetry,
Would be similar to talking about an ocean filled with
fire and flowers.
Its beauty on the senses
draws you in.
And then you find yourself burning.

My thoughts keep me awake at night.
My brain never wants to sleep.
What runs through my head makes me anxious
But you'll never hear me utter a peep.
I keep what's inside bottled up.
It eats me away piece by piece,
Will these thoughts ever cease?

There's something beautifully human
about finding whats lovely and keeping it close
for as long as possible.

"Oh, to smile while your chest caves in is an entirely different pain, darling. That's when you learn what it means to love someone enough to let them go."

It's heart breaking when your laugh makes my broken expense worth it.