And sometimes I feel as if
you've spent so much time
loving others,
that you forgot the importance
of loving yourself.

All I want
is to be there for you
as you learn how to
put yourself back together,
piece by piece,

and I can only hope
you decide
to let me.

-k.w

And it's as if every kiss he planted
was supposed to make up
for the bruises he left on my body-
as if every "I love you"
was supposed to make up
for all the times he said
no one else would.

Slowly, these cuts will turn to scars
and his shouts that echo
through every bone in my body
will become nothing more than
a persistent hum in the back of my head.

I've convinced myself that
he took everything from me,
but I have so much strength
resting in my bones.

-k.w//I'll Come Back Stronger

You are so beautiful,
and not just in the way you look,
but in the way you think,
and the way you choose to exist.
I am so lucky to know you,
and I want to spend every waking moment
reminding you of every aspect
that makes you beautiful to me.

-k.w

There is not enough emphasis
on the words
"I love you"
so I will loop all your favorite songs
in every moment of my free time,
and search for deeper meaning
behind all the words you write;
I'll wonder what's keeping you up
when you text me at 4am,
and I'll look forward to
the next time I get to hold your hand
and watch our favorite movies.

You are so lovely,
and "I love you" is not
enough.

-k.w//Will

You are an ocean
with tides of mass highs and lows.
You think this makes you
too inconsistent— too imperfect,
but you are awe-inspiring
with how you ebb and flow.

-k.w//Oceans

I can't listen to Amy Winehouse on vinyl without thinking of you, and I've refrained from using your favorite coffee mug to ensure it'd be clean for your return. Even the floorboards are creaking your name now, and this house feels foreign without you. Each morning, I find myself rising with the sun, reciting the words, "Please come home."

-k.w

He repeated the words
"No one will ever love you"
so many times
that I started to believe him,

and I'm in need of constant
reassurance that I'm safe
because everything he did
plays on repeat in my head,
and I feel as if
I never really escaped it at all.

I got so used to
holding my breath in his presence,
I don't think he noticed me
fading away.

-k.w//Fading

4:02am
i am moving onto better things now.

2:14am
i remember you said "no one will ever love you like i love you" and oh god, i hope you're right.

5:57am
you are worth the fight.

4:16am
the pain is so familiar, and it's become so **** comfortable.

3:03am
this feeling of suffocation is one i never want to feel again.

7:34am
i don't know how else to tell him that i miss him.

5:47am*
this doesn't mean a thing.

-k.w//first thoughts in the morning

i remember
scribbled i love you's on
coffee shop napkins
tucked away in journals to be
rediscovered again soon
and i notice the way you
tap your fingers on your steering wheel
to every song that comes on
and i love these little things about you

i am selfish and want more of these moments
but know our time together is limited

every day i am missing you
every day i am hoping you miss me too

-k.w//distant love

People admire the skies above them,
yet find it hard to love their rainy days.
For it's not easy to love something where
no light can be found.

And I can't help but wonder
if people think the same of me—
Am I only lovable on days when
I can offer clear skies?

-k.w//The Rain & I