Love
is the melody I hear
when the composer of the universe
plucks on my heartstrings
Love
is the essence of every being,
every ray of light,
every creature that lives and dies
Love
is the flower that grows from
the debris on my heart floor,
half-soil, half-ash
Love
is when the co...
If I had
been there with
you, would you
have used my
skin instead?
Take it as your
canvas. Leave
yours untouched,
because we both
know pain is
relative,
my dear....
From the black thundercloud
blood drips instead of rain
My breath gets caught in my ribcage
on Fridays
I thought this was a Revolution
It's just another war....
If you are a high school senior like me and you've began the long and tedious process of college applications, you've probably already filled out that "basic information" area where we type out our address, social security, parental occupations, etc. Scroll a little lower, and by...
how dare you accuse me of having no depth
when you injected me with your poison with a graze of a fingernail
and my blood pooled hot and heavy and turned black with desire
you were sure you had infiltrated my veins but you were blind
my entire being was overcome with you
the surface betrays no...
My eyes are closed. I am nothing and I am happy feeling nothing at all. But a question, a curious attempt at human connection or empathy, pierces my comfortable silence. My eyes are forced open.
"Ashley, are you okay?" My mother looks me in the eyes. Her voice is soft.
I stare her i...
I traced the contours of her body with my black dripping pen
Outlined her voluptuous shape til my fingers bled
Drew over the same linear image untiltime took its way
And her body slowly decomposed intobutterflies and hay
Ashes and dust floated away in the wind
Stepped back to examine the maste...
They say you shouldn’t make decisions when you’re angry. Apparently because all the hurt and madness clogs up your vision and messes with your head, causing you to do something you might regret. Well, what the f***? What if my true feelings and desires are revealed when I’m pissed off? When Iâ...
He met her in an airport
She was
Mystical, eloquent, dream weaver
Enchanted by wanderlust and dust particles
Traveled to the depths of her soul and the world
Not tragic but beautiful still
Chocolate lips, pastel skin
Delicate tipped feet hiding beneath a swishing pink flower dress
Honey voic...
I carved out a rib
and planted it in the earth
Watered it and let it thrive
The sunlight was strong that year
Watched from afar
Leaning on a tree
Cigarette dangling from my lips
Ashes fall into the ground
Days pass
Nights pass
And nothing grows
Nothing ever grows
Others comment on my r...
Mixed race beauty queen
Fiery eyes yet so serene
I wonder if she's seen
The mysterious glean
In the eyes of the fiend
He stares into her soul
Suddenly she doesn't feel whole
Gazing into rocks of coal
A blink and she loses control
He leans in for the kiss
Oh, but she senses s...
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