Thank you. You’ve been through so much already in life, and while it is terrible to experience such pain and heartbreak, please believe me when I say, it wasn’t for nothing. All the panic, all the tears, the fear and sleepless nights, they all paved the way to where you are now. Every inch thatContinue reading “A letter to me”
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Trigger
Everything has changed Yet, almost nothing at all. The rooms are quieter, calmer and relaxed There is space to breathe a full breath. I can close my eyes and let my shoulders drop. There is peace here. But my body tenses at the sound of every vehicle that passes by in the night. I canContinue reading “Trigger”
Eyes open
This poem won’t be for everyone, it’s a bit of a hard hitter so… trigger warning (SA) is implied. Each night when I lay my head down, I am reminded of the nightmares. Not the ones while I slept But the ones while my eyes were open… staring at the ceiling Where minutes felt likeContinue reading “Eyes open”
This
As I stared into the pools of amber and rust, I felt the world slow down The voices quieted And solace settled in. The unseen hands weaving together the fabrics of fate And all at once a spark ignited the dormancy in my soul and said Exactly right there. This is it ~A
Fast car
Windows down, in the passenger seat, The warm city wind rushing over my skin Eyes close to soak in the feeling. Looking up at the night sky, the street lights and cars took place of the stars Speeding too fast, your eyes on me as you leaned over “Kiss me.”
Again
I felt it The shift in the universe when you walked through the door. I felt it again with a glance my way, Again with a touch, And again with a dream. I feel it all once more, through memories, As I patiently wait for that shift, again. ~A
Waters of life
I rise and fall with the water Pushed and pulled by the tide And when the waves come crashing down around me I struggle against the pressure The weight bearing down, I struggle to breathe And just as the promise of tomorrow starts to fade I gasp for air and feel the warmth of theContinue reading “Waters of life”
Leading the way
And there it was A light in the darkness that consumed me A sadness so palpable it enveloped the space around me Yet this light found a way through that darkness Knew how to navigate the emptiness because he himself lived in it. That light pulled me to the surface Opened my eyes and letContinue reading “Leading the way”
A heart
There once was a girl in need of a heart For who would she be if she had nothing to give? She searched and searched High and low, so, so low She thought she had found one a time or two But they never quite fit. She found one in a dark corner, lit byContinue reading “A heart”
The carousel
In the quiet spaces between breaths, I hear a symphony of chaos The sentences overlap, jumbling together like an uncoordinated dance My mind is never quiet Always running, stuck in a roundabout, never quite knowing which turn to take Sometimes panic tells me to keep on the carousel “You won’t make it.” “What if it’sContinue reading “The carousel”
Ink & Embers 