Everyone has one Their first love you met Who you left some way or another They are the one who got away Someone who knew your heart first Who treasured your quirks And understood your heart They showed you what love looks like The treatment you deserve They may not be your forever But they are always in your heart Because you’ll never forget them...

Clouds cover cover the skies, rain pulls at your eyes,but nothing hurts as much as little words turned lies Hiding the truth weighs down in my chest Forced to keep a secret I never even made But you were weak and embarrassed and that’s ok But secrets must come undone at some point Is it worth the anger, the resentment if we wait? No as she deserves to know and not be lied to for 6 more years P...

I bear the burden of Of those memories They scar my mind And when people say “It made you stronger” But a child shouldn’t have to be strong We’re busy growing our bodies Growing our brains to maturity Learning to make mistakes Not face abuse as consequences I was unable to live those teen years I barely scraped by, let alone enjoyed them But here I am despite them Not letting the weight get...

The visibility is lacking The thick fog hovering in front of me I can’t see where I’m going Or where I have left My mind is grief stricken And it’s hazy, not knowing what to do next I’m sad and angry But I want to go somewhere Do something to take my mind off of it That’s hard when and I can’t see what journey lies ahead Or where I was last to compare But I know when I do reach the destinati...

What did you do? You ran from the scene Leaving someone injured Maybe even left for dead What did you do? Fleed from the crime scene Instead of waiting with the person You sealed your fate What did you do? You lost your integrity You made this fight a lose lose situation Of course as your mom I still love you But you must face the legal consequences My sweet baby boy What did you do?...

“I don’t want to stick out like a weed of wildflowers” Wow does that line resonate As the daughter of a helicopter during the 2000s When classmates had more freedom And wasn’t judged by friends they made Or being forced to dress like her and act a certain way I really didn’t understand Because she shielded me not just from teenage hood But from the real world, the chance to make mistakes But ...

Ruby red petals overhead On display under the sky I walk quickly through them Only glancing as my fear overwhelms me My cloak is also a deep red And it drags along the dirt path My breath shudders within me I can hear footsteps closing in on me I must get away from them They will capture me and offer me for ransom My precious father is that rich And many know him to be wealthy But i don’t know i...

How could something so small take up so much space in my heart With four paws, one tail and a wet nose A sweet face and adorable bark This rescue of seven years old Stole my heart when I met with him I felt pulled to him like magnet To a giant piece of metal He came up to me and just looked like he needed us Needed a home and parents to keep him safe So I brought him with me Much to Anthony’s c...

Looking back I see The baby she was, so innocent The teenager so lost and hurt The young adult unsure of what was next I knew every secret kept I heard every word uttered in her mind I felt every single bit of pain She was all of those people at one time Now she’s in her mid twenties With years of knowledge gained And recovery and Jesus healed her But she reflects on what was When reminding her...

When we were small We were bound One to good And one to evil Identical twins, with separate destinies Fighting together, training as one Until the side claimed them as theirs One day she would be good and pure One day the other sister would be evil Time would come to battle one another And until then They are both walking on eggshells...