You left me alone I can be so much more now Create what I need Growing into me Without you holding me back I find who I am Painfully, I grow Time to find my purpose here Expanding, I rise (Prompt: Write a poem about…

You have to die to go to heaven and new beginnings need an end. Sometimes the road that blew your tire out leads you to a place to mend. Sometimes the knife stuck in your back Cuts you free from chains that bind. Sometimes cold…

Thank you for choosing me You fill my heart with Glee I promise to take care of you I promise to always be there for you It’s the way you need no cause It’s the way you always remind me to pause

Shyness is not something unfamiliar to me It isn’t easy talking to people new And if you knew me, you’d see

I am an empath With fleeting anxieties Alone gathering

With every mention of your name I force back the grin that my heart won’t contain Swear my heart skips a few beats then speeds in an unhealthy way I hear you singing that Jackson Five song Just look over your shoulder baby I look…

She could pinch on the inside of your arm with her thumb and index nails so fast and hard a bruise rose immediately, water spilled out of your eyes as a reflex, and if you flinched, you got one more. I wore sleeves for five…

Ubiquity in my memory The fact that you are missed As the day glows yellow and orange The summer of the eighties   Overlooking you for brighter birds They sing sweet melodies But I cherish the rattle and the chatter An epitome of freedom  …

Human, I have some words Some words I know are tough to say So I’ll go slow You are my human after all And regardless I love you. I just think it’s unfair That you leave me at home That you go out for ages…

I put on my boots to the laughter of young children I stroll outside with my lantern to search for the fireflies The sky is clear and the evening appears perfect There is a light breeze tapping the ferns and beech trees In the distance,…