I Will Not Lie

I will not lie. I still miss him. I miss the way he’d pull me in, causing me to fall … More

It’s Never You

I never could take my eyes off you. Now, I find myself looking to every opening door and hoping it’s … More

I Am Still That Girl

When we ended, it wasn’t peaceful. Now, I am still entirely broken and you are perfectly fine. You aren’t missing … More

The Last Kiss

When you kissed me that night, when you touched my cheek and gently turned it to face you, when your … More

Enthusiasm

Lately, I’ve been faking happiness acting like I’m okay when in actuality, all of my bones are shattered into dust … More

Conundrum

I don’t know if I’m drowning in conundrums  or I’m making a tsunami out of a drought.   https://dailypost.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/conundrum/

Sugar Coating The Bullet

When you told me you still wanted to be in my life, I couldn’t read my own thoughts. I felt … More

You Took Everything Except Me

I don’t know what to say. Not anymore. How am I supposed to write when you took my words with … More

Poetry Of A Person

I just want someone to write me down and put me into a book because I am a messy poem … More

We Are Chaos

We are chaos. We fall apart just to fall back into each other. Our muscles are sore and cramping from … More

You Are Photokinetic

There’s a quote my mom once explained to me years ago. I wanted to understand it, to see it the … More

Disintegrate

sometimes things just d   w   i  n   d   l   e d o w n to nothing. you can just feel disintegrating in … More

Your Arms Are The Map

I have always wanted to see the world. You know that. I babble on and on endlessly to you about … More

Deconstructed

You took me apart piece by piece. Separated each fragment of my body and my soul and laid me along … More

Naiya

You are really underappreciated. I know I remind you constantly of how much I adore you and how deeply you’ve … More

Flames

What is so wrong with me that I end up hurting everyone I come in contact with? Every person, every … More

Heartbeat

You are still wrapped up in my blankets in a “cocoon” sitting on my floor with your back against my … More

Simplicity

We could just sit for hours on end and just exist, just us and the air around us. Lungs filling … More

Blue

Your sky is grey and I will paint it the most delicate yet brilliant shade of blue and show you … More

Forelsket

I know when you are with somebody, they are supposed to make you happy, so incredibly happy that you feel … More

E.

10 times a day I will remind you of my love (if not more). 9 times you will brush it off. … More

Garden

My garden is overgrown, now. It turns out you were just a dandelion; a beautiful, harmless seeming weed, invading my … More

Four Letters

“Love” is a four lettered word that I don’t understand and I’m not sure I ever will. You seem to … More

Vertical

I text you in the early morning when I wake before you and you text me when I am fast … More

Moon//Stars//Sun

We used to be like the stars and the moon; constantly together, always to be found in one another’s arms. … More

On A Bench

We had spent the afternoon in a cafe on the Rue Saint-Jacques, a spring afternoon just like any other. The … More

Distance

If we were drinking coffee right now, you’d probably be sitting across from me, watching me lip sync all of … More

If You’d Stayed

If you’d stayed three days longer Maybe things wouldn’t be this way. If you’d stayed four days kinder Maybe I … More

Canvas

We all start as a clean slate, an empty canvas. As we move through life, there are things, events, people, … More

Farewell

And to you, I say goodbye. Goodbye to your toxicity, your need to make me feel worthless. Farewell to your … More

Sleepless

As the sleet pings against my window pane, I think of you. I think of what I meant to you … More

Butterflies

Butterflies always seem to be romanticized and portrayed as a beautiful, airy feeling you get in your stomach when you … More

Girls

Virtually It was just a few megapixels on a screen. Just a few little words and links and suggestions. Nothing … More

Aftermath

It kicks you in the chest when you are so devastated and in so much pain and you pick up … More

Zodiac

Aries, don’t forget to breathe. Taurus, promise yourself to follow through Gemini, treat yourself the way you want the one … More

Traces Of You

You are the blissful melody the birds sing outside my window on crisp Sunday mornings. You are the gentle Autumn … More

Changing Time

I was naive. I am aware. I was full of fear. I am humbly courageous. I was hopeful. I am … More

Waking Nightmare

Sometimes  I have lovely dreams Of being with her again, They are so realistic and all I want is to … More

Iris

She said “I love you” too often Because she grew up in a house where those were your first words … More

S e c r e t s

It comes naturally to us to tell others everything we know, From our favorite summertime fruit to our weakest moments. … More

Rain

br /> Grieving and loss is like rain; the way it feels, pouring down onto your skin.   You aren’t … More

Never

Where has the time gone? It seems just yesterday You were full of life and laughter, Eyes never fading to … More

Bittersweet Sacrifices

My heart beats. Yours doesn’t. Blood flows fluidly through my veins. Yours has come to a halt. My chest rises … More

Restrain

“Are you okay?” No. “Yes.” “Have you felt depressed lately?” Constantly. “Nope, not at all!” Do you have food?” I … More

Every Girl’s Problem

It began as simply as anything, A boy and a girl, they met. He stole her heart, He played her … More

2039

The year is 2039 and I still miss you the same. I am now 40 and it has been 26 … More

Cancerous Hope

If cancer strikes and I’m writing my poems give me a chance to publish them. If cancer strikes and I’m … More

The Unknown

I fear the unknown of what lies ahead. There is no way to prepare for the horrors and the dread. … More