In the eye of the stormCan I escapeUnscathedWill I look backOn this destructionTo see the rebuilding of loveWill rose bushes bloomFrom broken heartsCareful not to let anyoneToo closeUntil the right one comesWith gentle handsWho appreciates the beautyAnd understands that loveIs not perfectThat thorns grow to protectAnd distractThey are the stormSurrounding the soft petalsThat wrap aroundWhat…
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The Storm
The trees bend and sway In the brewing storm They were build to withstand Violent winds And heavy rain In this metaphor I’m not sure If I am the tree Or the storm Or if I Am just a girl Trying to make mountains Out of nothing If I’m really here at all
Telephone Wires
Two by two The birds fly by Dancing in time To the sound of their love And the hustle and bustle Of the streets below On the telephone wires Two stand side by side Making plans for their next adventure But outside my window Is a bird Perched on the highest point Of the tree…
Hour Glass
Everyone tosses around love Like it’s indestructible Like it doesn’t crack Under pressure Like it won’t need mending Or time Or I’m sorry And I feel empty Like the love I could give Has cracked and crumbled And turned to dust Like the hour glass The way time passes quickly When we stop paying attention…
November Came
Some days I still give in To the weight of darkness I carry with me But November came With it’s rolling fog And frozen leaves And for the first time In who knows how long November came And I stayed Wrapped in warmth And his arms And in this moment I forget the weight And…
Disappearing Act
Mama said there’d be days like this There’d be days like this, my mama said. What mama didn’t know Is that days like this Arrive like disappearing acts Which sounds vague, I know, but hear me out. This morning I woke up Or so I thought. I opened my eyes Threw back the covers And…
For Addy
This year is different. I’ve already lost you in so many ways But tonight I felt your name Lost on the tip of my tongue And I cried myself to sleep. Because it’s just another day To all the people I never told, And our little family Couldn’t be farther apart. What would they think…
The Unlwelcome
I dreamt of you last night A kind of reminder Of what we’ve gone through before The unwelcome The weight of blame And after all of that I still wasn’t ready to say goodbye Even knowing how it ends I wonder how I ever did
Always Tomorrow
Tomorrow we will turn the page And close the book Tomorrow The story ends And I will have to carry on Tomorrow, Always tomorrow, I will say goodbye To the stars To the moon To us Tomorrow I will not wake up And tell you I love you No matter how badly I want to
Torrential Downpours
I told myself Today The sun rose Somewhere in the sky Behind torrential downpours Which is the truth But it’s also what I tell myself On days When the darkness is winning.
Who I Was 