Dawn
The galaxies in your words
Terrify me to say the least
They demand to see mine
I can’t show, I want to hide
Sight
Does this whole
I miss him — But can you really if you never talked all that much?
You chose denial and ignored his dying incessant monologue ever just shut...
The One
Found out you have a daughter now
I was cruelly glad it’s not a son
Knew who you wanted as a firstborn
The moment I knew I wasn’t the one...
Barely
I am just apathetic enough
To not wish you dead,
Just barely
If I could rip your DNA off me,
I would
Grass
Eons ago on a light scattered night
I beamed at you as crickets descried
You mentioned, “from all, just you tonight”
As we sat on wet grass to witness the...
Skin
Did you think me so naive?
That I am unaware of my incisions
The landscape tattooed on me, the trenches, the curvatures
Vermillion
A Short Story
This used to be a candy store, crossed my mind bitterly as I stood in front of the bar.
View
A Liar’s Lament
Gently, reverently, you take her soft hands
For her to look up at you with widest of eyes
In her most desperate voice she whispers
“Explain to me then, what...
Brave
“Oh she’s so brave”
Yes that’s what she needs
Compliments on her bravery
You show up seconds before the end of misery
Casting worried glances
Enchantress and The Beast
Beast was quite distraught, oh well
For one, he was a “beast” now
On top of all that he had to find true love
What even is “true”? Seriously, how?...
Meiosis
Rather, the lack thereof
Somedays I feel gifted
Talent, beauty, brains
These, these are good days
Entitled to propagate
Bloodlines to bloodlines