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Scarlett Willow May 2017
I tell you things my closest friends don't know
But it's not enough
I expose to you my fears and inner demons
But it's not enough
I tell you how much I struggle
But it's not enough
To you I list my hopes and dreams
But it's not enough

I look at you now and I want to cry
Because I know you will never be mine

No matter how much I pray
Or how much I try
I can't get you out of my mind

What will it take to be enough?
Scarlett Willow Nov 2016
waiting for the rain
watching the ominous clouds
awaiting the oncoming storm
listening to the soft drizzle
rolling thunder booming
lightning crackling
simply waiting
it was coming
there was no stopping it
Scarlett Willow Nov 2016
Oh my dear, how you've wandered so far
You walk day and night to forget who you are
You walk through the trees with the moon high above you
You walk with bare feet, the hard ground below you
You've traveled so far and you've traveled so wide
Yet you only have the sky, to whom you confide
The sun lights your path and the stars lead your way
You've walked over the earth and paved your own way

You've walked so many days
And so many nights
Now it's time to spread your wings
And finally take **flight
Scarlett Willow Mar 2016
If you ever looked in the mirror
And didn't like what you saw

If you ever looked in the mirror
And thought the lowest of yourself

If you ever looked in the mirror
And turned away in shame

If you ever looked in the mirror and cried
Know this

There is always someone
Someone who feels the same
Someone who knows where you've been
Someone who cares

Look at yourself in the mirror
Look at yourself and know
There is hope

No matter how broken and distorted
Your reflection may be
No matter how you see yourself

There will always be someone
Who sees you as you truely are

Beautiful
Scarlett Willow Feb 2016
There are people who go around
Trying to make something
Of themselves
They try to become the best
They try to achieve
And some of them do

There are people who think
They can't make anything
Of themselves
They feel like they're the worst
And that they can't achieve
They don't feel like they can

But no matter
Who you are
Or where you're from
You have done something

Think back
To everyone you've known
How did you influence them?
Think back

Everyone
Just by being alive
Has made a difference
Even if
It's the smallest difference imaginable
You have changed the world
In your own special way
Whether you believe this or not. It's true. I can guarantee.
Scarlett Willow Feb 2016
He finds me in the shadows,
Alone and silent,
Thinking about the day.
I think of my regrets
And the dues I still must pay;
For Sadness does not come cheap.
It takes away Joy
And steals Happiness too.
He sits with me in darkness,
Not knowing what to say,
But he need not speak a word
For all I need is him to stay.
He wipes away my tears,
And holds me in his arms.
Within this gentle warmth,
I can feel Hopelessness start to flee.
Because he's here with me.
He holds me close and tight.
He takes my hand and squeezes,
So now I can see the light.
The darkness starts to fade
All dark thoughts turn to dust
This is all I need
I just need him here with me
When you're in a dark place, all you really need is someone there beside you.
  Feb 2016 Scarlett Willow
Rachel W
When I smile on my throne,
you will wonder
why the others cringe away in fear
pawns

When I laugh behind my hands,
you will wonder
why he shook so with rage
bishop

When I sleep at night,
you will wonder
why they stand guard by my bedside
knights

When I walk in the great hall,
you will wonder
why the others flee from my path
rooks

When I cry in the garden,
you will wonder
why he does not dry my tears
king

When I am silent at your graveside
you will wonder no more
*Check Mate
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