Standing Up Again
I shake off the grief from last night and set out on an expedition to find my abandoned cellphone. After about five minutes, I find it huddled inside one of my…
No Compassion.
Overhearing her parents conversation “”Yeah, they’ve got Dan over in ICU. He’s got a minor concussion and a broken collar bone.” “That boy is lucky to be…
The Feeling.
She can’t describe the feeling. There are no words. no synonyms or acronyms to explain it. It’s just...hurt. Hurt to the core of her being. Sometimes it hurts…
Digression.
Run, silly girl. Run while you’ve still got the chance. You’re worthless, silly girl. Escape this deluded fantasy. Open your eyes, silly girl. She’s everything…
Princess Leah
Soft blonde hair Baby blue eyes That witnessed as her mother died I can’t even imagine the way she must feel inside The horror she witnessed The jaded world…
Steel.
I’m not exactly sure what happened I’m not quite sure what changed, But something in my mind has shifted My thoughts have rearranged. At first I thought I’d…
Match
Struck a match. The candle was stubborn. Sulfurous flame burned down. Burned down. Burned down. OUCH! Blister. No ice? Too Late. It hurts. And I write with…
tick
They say time will heal all wounds but what if it doesn’t stop hurting, ever? Go on, demand, scream, shout beg, grovel for your refund The myraid of augmented…
One Last Push
Jessica looked down at her lifeless legs. The legs that had once bolted her across finish lines at track meets. Just a month ago, she had gotten first place in…
Heated arguments
I sit in the stillness of the room. All is quiet albeit the distant whispers of voices. The air still cool from the night consoles me, a sanctuary of vigilant…
More Important Things To Do
“Can you get off me?” I ask after I can collect my thoughts into some form of sanity. The man quickly got up with his suspicious and sour expression never…
She.
So she sits. And she sighs. And she cries. And she gives up; She knows there’s nothing left. Nothing left in her soul. Nothing left in her heart. Nothing left…
Resilient.
Do you think that you can break these walls? They’re made of a material some kind of material that is indestructible unbreakable invincible constant and…
You're Still There.
Yes, you are there Still Crawling around in the back of my mind Making your way into every thought every action Everything I do. you don’t leave But you did…
Ghosts of my past.
Words spilling onto a page as effortlessly as the blood that flowed from my thirteen year old wrists. My thoughts and ideas coming alive right in front of your…
Something I'll Never Have
From the second he smiled I was captivated. His wavy black hair fluttered in the wind and his brown eyes shone in the sun. Tan, fit and very attractive…
Unbreakable (poem)
Unbroken spirit, Trapped in pages of the book of souls, Stripped of determination left, Naked on text stained paper, Dignity forced to leave, Through cardboard…
Celestial
Do you have any idea How depressed You’ve made me feel? I cannot rest I cannot heal I pull Celestial Eyefuls From the sky But my smiles Aren’t real
The Break UP
“Will you take me back?” the boy had asked, a pleading look on his face. The girl was standing in front of him. Her mind reelling, memories of all the pain…
Lost Inspiration
I could write something beautiful here. Something profound, something worth while. I could write something that comes from my heart. Something that’s poetic…