I want my love for myself
To overflow
And I want my overflow of love
To seep over onto you
But for now
My cup is empty
And maybe you can sense
That I have nothing to offer you

Things are changing,
Slowly.
Slowly.

Nothing drastic,
Nothing worth note,
But things are still changing -
Slowly.

I've been catching smiles,
Catching sight of it,
And I think I'm finally getting there
Slowly.
Slowly.

And it's taken all this time,
But now I'm here,
I don't know how to feel -
An old chapter of my life has been left to burn
And I suddenly feel left in the open,
So I think I'm going to have to take things
Slowly.

slowly.

Just for the moment.

You look at the text
With no reply
And part of you
Just wants to die

He loves how his name rolls through her tongue.
As he made love with her
Under the dim light beside them
Until they fell asleep
With peace flowing through their veins.

Everyone says this will make me better.
I'll grow, I'll flourish, the best is yet to come.
But what if I liked the old me better?

Prettier than a lone rose in the winter, like a rainbow coloured umbrella on a snowy desert, you stand out. You're more special than a purple sunset, you're so beautiful, and you don't know how that smile makes lions purr. Noah_arkenswagg

Standing tall
With the world on her shoulders
She stood her ground
Breaking barriers
Never relenting
Looking forward to
the future she will build
where everyone lives in
love and unity
with no bias and prejudice
a world where we can be safe and free

@teelenah