You pick at my stockings,

telling me how good they look.

Your expression welcoming,

while your eyes tell a different tale.

A gaze soaked in entitlement,

like i owed you something.

You reassure that your intent is pure,

when it’s anything but.

You look at me as if i’m prey,

Like you hold power over me.

Though,

You made a mistake.

I am not a possession

Not a trophy

and not some thing you can cont...

I remember the warmth

of your breath on my face

in the prickly cold

How you used to hold me

as tears streamed down my cheeks

you saying how it’ll be alright,

when it felt like anything but.

The burden of a memory,

is heavier than all else in this world

Even when you try to drown it out,

those once lovely times,

have turned into a monster

that refuses to let you free of its claws....

The stars shine in your eyes,

those of which resemble pools of honey

Beautiful patterns stretch across your skin.

You’ve.. Made your body a canvas.

A canvas that took you years to love,

to appreciate,

to finally be okay with.

but now? I can’t take my eyes off you.

All I want to do,

is make sure

You know how loved you are

To the girl who’s lived through so much,

in so little time,

to the girl t...