Savannah Charlish

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

They all called karma a *****
But she's a saint compared to timing

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

I had never seen her face like that before. It was so... heavy. Her blue eyes had turned gray. Her comforting smile was resting as lifeless lips on her face. It was as if you could tangibly see the weight pulling her down into a darkness one doesn't return from.

"That's what you do when you love people. You sacrifice. Even if it means giving up your world for their happiness and security."

She was silent for a long time. Then she cleared her throat and I could've sworn I saw water in her eyes.

*"We die for the things we love. Then hope those things miss us after we're gone."

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

For You? Anything.

In war
We are given a weapon and a shield
And I have spent my whole life being people's shield
And while weapons get all the glory
People forget that the shields take all the beating

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

First Try Photographs

We all need to be a bit more like the first picture taken

Raw, unfiltered, and all our flaws are showing

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

Burden of Age

I'm not sure exactly when it started
I just can't remember the last time I wasn't tired

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

Exist

You cannot change someone
Entering relationships with the mindset of making them a better version of them self is horribly toxic for both parties

Change occurs by existing
If you want to change someone
Love them
Love them with every ounce of your being without any agenda
And they will change
Not in the way you wanted
But oh,
So much more magnificently than that

Savannah Charlish Jan 2017

Commitment Issues

You taught me that asking meant leaving

Telling you, "you hurt me"
Chased you away
Asking you to accommodate my heart
Was "too much" for you to stay

And all the fools after you did nothing but affirm that
They only ever fed the fear you planted and watered in my heart

So now I'm silent
I keep my standards low and my expectations lower

I try to hush
The hopeless romantic desire
That someone would read my words and simply know how to love me