To the sun.

Oh, the joy you carry,

When you shine upon us,

Bringing light to our hearts.

To the land.

Oh, the sustenance you bring.

A field of memory,

Joining us together in harmony.

To the people.

Oh, how your skin sparkle.

Diamonds rest within,

Shining through our complexion.

To the world.

You will cook our food.

You will dance to our music.

You will try to speak like us.

And you won’t see ...

I felt the pull of your current.

You needed me.

You held on to me like heat to fire,

Restricted me from motion.

I felt the push of your current.

You envied me.

You repelled me like two positive charges,

Then released me to soar.

I inhaled the salt in my oxygen,

A smell emitting from the ocean

Flowing within me,

Coming to life within me.

She was the beach within my body.

Every inch of me encapsu...

There is a man

Wandering through my garden,

His heart perched 

Like a crown,

Inhaling the fragrance 

Of my roses.

Who are you?

His footsteps fall mute,

His voice, 

A whisper of kindness,

A paradox,

For one who has

Never known gentleness.

Who _are_ you?

His gaze reflects a knowing,

A familiarity, 

As though 

He has glimpsed me

Before the inception 

Of time.

I know you.

You are the echo 

Of my...

You like the taste of sugar.

Soft liquid dripping like honey from your lips.

You worship it.

You’ll let it pull you to the edge of a mountain,

Squeeze your heart so it no longer beats to a rhythm,

Dismantle you without objection.

You worship me.

The bumble bee attracted to your scent,

Buzzing around you, 

Distracting you from imminent devastation.

I’ve reeled you in with adrenaline,

And liquid ecs...

I’m sorry.

I imagined my life without you—because I had to.

Cried when I held you— because I had to.

Fed your empty soul—because I had to.

And I’m sorry.

The world you built inside my chest

Collapsed

Before I could grasp it.

The fragility of you

Unraveled

Before I could hold it together.

The light in your palms

Dimmed

Before I could learn to nurture it.

I’m sorry

That as doors closed,

I search...

I can recognize your fragrance in crowds,

A scent one wouldn’t know existed—

A superficial anomaly of aromas.

I can visualize your presence in captivity.

Places where you wouldn’t go,

Spaces that threaten you with commitment and vulnerability.

Places like my mind:

A maze of rooms,

Tangled with dark and obsolete hallways,

Each part of you divided—

Separated into your own identities.

Some have start...

I see your instability.

I see the way you cannot focus

unless someone else’s demise brings you joy.

I see how the things I once believed held you together

are now the fibers that tear you apart,

suspending you above the things you despise.

I see how your leg shakes when you’re anxious,

waiting for someone to hold it still,

and how you speed up when you glimpse your shadow,

following you in quiet...

You have yearned for this.

You lowered your expectations.

Let dirt trap itself under your nails,

Watched your skin peel revealing your bones.

You have begged for this.

You lowered your self respect.

Crawled on all fours beneath their hands,

Took the cards that were dealt to you.

Lies seeped down your throat,

And you reveled in the sound it made.

Yet still, this looms before you,

The seemingly un...

I let thee ope thine eyes to mine own sorrow.

I let thee trace mine own scars with thy hand.

I let thee cast a veil of woe o’er mine own mirth.

Yet still, it sufficeth not.

Thou watchest from thy chamber of secrets,

Thy silent heart doth slumber in the dark.

Thou bidst us kindle light within thy life,

And it doth bring thee joy.

Mark well my suffering,

Mark well mine anguish,

Mark well my wail...

She existed without life.

She knew not of the love that he had for her.

How he would read to her every night,

Untold fables from his childhood.

How he would play and sing to her every morning,

Strumming infatuation with his fingers.

His warm fingers would caress her cold face,

Hold her lifeless hands.

And when he said “I love you,”

Your eyes remain lifeless,

Voids of blue circuitry woven like v...