'Breathe'
She said,
'Relax'
She plead.
'Let go (Let go).'
I'll never let go.
Breathe.
Stretch.
Release.
Exhale.
Meditate!
'Let it go!'
She screamed,
Shaking my tight shoulders
As I sit so still, so stiffened.
My heart has been strained
T...
It grows deeper and deeper into an uncertain oblivion
Swallowing me whole with irrational fears.
Swaying silk like through the rocks of my past
I see the decisions I have come to pass.
My senses subside- see-through in my dominion,
Or lack there of has drowned me in tears.
My eyes ...
There were dark times in this mind of mine,
Slowly separating me from the worlds kind.
My loves diminished,
My body swelled,
My countenance deceived,
The unknowing aggrieved,
The bright colors of life all died in one scene.
I blame the souls that abandoned my light,
Dimming my bulb a...
Like an Oleander
Love can be beautiful,
Colorful and wonderful,
Yet to all the wiser
She holds a deadly cipher.
Like an Oleander
Hiding her true self in beauty
Deceiving the naive who knew no better,
Poisoning the lover who sold her sanity
For a beautiful man who loved her never...
My flaws, I have learned, are what create me.
And yes, I fear, I am not exceptionally proud of my belly.
But alas! I’m afraid your say
Is not significant to me,
For I know that I am a curvy queen!
Yes I have those evident tendrils along my legs,
Even though I still eat my eggs.
...
Down by the spring I go this day
Rushing downhill with my dog to play,
I catch the bright colors of autumn leaves
Dancing in the wind as nature breathes.
The sound of the spring floats up to my ears,
I gaze down the hill as I near,
Spotting a butterfly with colorful wings,
Its l...
I wonder why some things never last,
Like relationships , those unforgettable
Memories you make with your best friend.
Or at least who you thought was your best friend.
Everything just starts to fade like smoke rising higher
In the night air, you can still smell, sense it, but
Sometimes ...
My boyfriend Scott and I were walking down the streets of New York; it was dark and cold, and rain was pouring down on our heads.
'What was I thinking?' I thought as we hurried down the dark foggy streets. We were on our way to a party in Manhattan, I had to sneak out because my mother w...
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