Sometimes
when I’m talking to someone
I ask them if they like
music
They say yes, and maybe
name a few artists
Then I ask them
if they like
poetry
and they say
not really
never got into it
And I silently laugh to myself
yet break a little, too

~kb

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.

i never used to smoke
but since you left,
it’s the only time i can seem to breathe

stars do align
all in due time

She tried to be the girl who walked
With summer on her shoulders
The girl that you could find in pictures
In the uniforms of wounded soldiers

She tried to be assertive
Confident, and kind and brave
The kind of girl you bring to mother
A powerful, yet gentle wave

She tried to be their sunshine
The girl who filled the room with light
But all that she could muster
Was a smile that never burned as bright

She was the girl who’d fade in crowds
The girl with clouds above her head
The one who never spoke aloud
She was the book they never read

I’m sorry
if I
wasn’t
the daughter
you had
in mind.


- I only ever wanted to make you proud