The hot tears melted like molten lava down her cheeks. They carved new paths that hadn’t been trekked since childhood. She windshield wiped her eyes, scratching at the foreign emotion, trying to will them back into her eyes. Her face was soaked, and she looked at her reflection staring back at her in the mirror. She didn’t recognize the woman staring back at her.

When had she aged? Where had the ...

I could hear the tossing and turning, at various points throughout the night, although I did my best to ignore it every time I was conscious of it. I furrowed my brows and tried to will myself back to sleep. I could tell my body was just surviving at this point, I was low on gas in the tank. I felt delirious and the warm haze of something helping me through, holding my hand in the dark hospital ro...

You were crystal clear like

No clouds in the night sky.

Stars twinkling in the distance.

Our reflection in the lake.

When you told me

That you loved me.

You were opaque like opal

When you told me you

Weren't sure anymore.

You wanted to take a break

Fully aware that we were at risk

Of cracking, of shattering -

That was worth sacrificing for you.

But your conflicting confusing wording

Led me to bel...

Meeting you felt like a spark

Kindling catching fire.

The catalyst that started it all.

Sparking ember; light flashes

Delight and glee at the power of it all.

Life starting.

As we picked up speed,

We lost control

We lost ourselves

We lost the magic.

The twinkle of possibility

Turned into fear

Of what we could become.

The fire was not contained.

It kept spreading

We did not how to slow it down

...

The queen’s face was flushed red with anger, how could she have not known? The signs were all there: easy friendship, always agreeing with her and encouraging her to explain more and more anything and everything; he was always there for her. All these signs, she thought, indicated a stupid boy in love with a noble person, where she always had the upper-hand, but in reality, it was a stupid queen w...

My mind is maddening,

Millions of Miles racing.

Melancholy, menacing

Marginalities.

Machine magnifying

Minuscule moments.

Missing motivation,

Mistreating my mental.

Micro-managing me.

Must moor myself....

If I

Erased all of you,

Wiped you from existence,

Smudged your kisses from my face,

Unwrapped your limbs from my body,

Ripped your page from the storybook.

A life without you.

This unconditional affection,

This unwavering acceptance,

This unselfish appreciation,

This unlike anything else,

Is life with you.

I would never know true love,

I would spend my time searching for it,

In everyone I met.

I...