the love of my life just called me his

and i’m conditioning my hair

i didn’t think i believed in this stuff

i think as i brush

the strands falling with the water

down the drain i watch them

and hope everything will be okay

i’m inviting my friends to my birthday party

the first in eight years

my boyfriend is coming over for dinner

my heart holds something aside from dread

i think i’m keen for thi...

slowly a fog descends over the view

like a mist spreading over the morning dew

then the sky goes black as it cries and screams

and the crystal spheres stream

the sky was upset about something down below

something no one will ever know

yet through its tears grows a clarity that despite the pain

earth will live to make the sky cry

once again...

it’s days like these where

instead of furrowing my brows at the world

i instead appreciate the fact

and i am here at all

surrounded by such greatness

what happens at the fire

stays at the fire we said

but i wish the world had what we had

what we had under those stars

fulfillment, satisfaction, joy

laughing as we dance with the law

what could hold us back from freedom?

nothing but the songs and ...

flirting is easy, until it gets real

you ask me out like its no big deal

you‘re pretty, kind, smart and funny

when you smile, the room goes sunny

still i hesitate, is this really for the best

do i like you, or does it feel like a test?

how can you like me - of all the people out there?

somehow, that just doesn‘t seem fair

then i messed up, said something i shouldn‘t have said

you were upset, and...

the creature gasps for air

choking

spluttering

_what kind of jellyfish was that?_

__

it wonders

before sinking

down, down

into the deep, dark abyss

with the rest of its friends...

in the heart of the city, under the neon lights, our paths crossed, igniting endless nights

like fireworks that outshine the busy city

that’s how my heart feels when i look at her

the glitter in her eyes, the laughter in her smile

windswept hair and an intelligence beyond the imagination

the way my heart flutter like a butterfly

like the butterflies in my stomach, shaking the ground under me

i’m s...

i close my eyes and take a deep breath

count… 1… 2…3

i open them, but all i see is red

searing, burning red

i need to get a grip

he always makes me feel like this

my heart races and my hands shake

why am i so emotional?

my pulse quickens as he meets my eyes

i can’t handle it anymore

“hey, steph”

no

i can’t

the way he says my name

i raise my arms

it could be a punch

or an embrace

but i don’t fin...

when i open my eyes

i see red

when i close them

i see pitch black

when i listen

i hear

screaming, thunder

silence

when i taste

i taste salt

sweat

blood

when i feel

i feel stone

solid, sharp

cold

yet when i open my heart

i see light

i hear the birds sing

i taste her mouth on mine

i feel loved

i am whole...

when life gives you lemons

make lemonade

sell it for profit

so you can make money

to buy food and save

over and over and over

all this energy put into an end of life holiday

where your bones will creak

as you sit

and knit

alone

why overcompensate the time

you could be spending

enjoying life

only to enjoy life less?

when it ‘matters’

when does it truly matter?

is it when the time comes

to sit...

my stomach heaves pleasantly

tears roll down my sore, red cheeks

humor is a part of me

something my heart always seeks...