All we are is stars & everything in betweenthe whole universe in an atom& here we are walking around made of many. Can you stand on the ledge of everything & feel lucky?Infinite possibilities lie before you.And here you are! Here! Now! Oh how the stars conspireoh how they shine! On my worst days, IContinue reading “rust and stardust”
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black and blue
I spent months with bruised thighsfrom digging in my finger tipsany time I was alone with you. Everything you said cut like a knifeand yet there I was dangling off your edgesblack and blue and red all over. Hanging off your every word like I could become the me you wanted me to benot realizingContinue reading “black and blue”
teenage dreams
You know those teen movies you know the ones that eternal summer dripping popsicles scuffed up converse running around the carnival lana del rey playing in the background thinking that life is hard not knowing how hard it really is that us against the world mentality filmed in gritty 90s tint the drugs and theContinue reading “teenage dreams”
spring reverie
A rose gold sky that baths light over the landtricking the eyemomentarily distracting from the deteriorating snow piles. I smile to myself,inhaling a burst of air into my sleepy lungs.The little things. As she rises, she changesshowing us all her beautiful shadesReaching out over the grass, caressing all she meets. The air is fresh andContinue reading “spring reverie”
life’s a beach
salty breeze licking at the nape of a bare neckthe gentle crashing of waves upon the shorea night sky full of twinkling stars, so far awaya new night sky that is all different and all the same. long tanned legs laid out languorously against red cushionscovered in sand and oil and the stillness of theContinue reading “life’s a beach”
one man wrecking ball
A one man wrecking ball. You see him surrounded by admirers’Never alone, always a pair.You think, him? Everyone loves him.He must be a Good Guy. Yet you haven’t seen him in almost a year and you still have nightly nightmares.The things he said and did haunt your thoughts daily. “People aren’t all good or allContinue reading “one man wrecking ball”
love letter to the universe
There is something innately peaceful abouta snowy field in the middle of the night.You can really hear your thoughts,hear them sync up with the pulse of the universe. I look out across the roaming vista,inhaling the frigid air into my icy lungsI am both exactly where I should be,and somehow, nowhere at all. The windContinue reading “love letter to the universe”
on mental health
On my good days I am like sunshine extending out to reach the farthest corners. On my bad days I am like fog overwhelming, thick, impossible to navigate through. On my best days I am certain that I am cherished beyond measure that everyone who loves me does so unyieldingly. On my worst days IContinue reading “on mental health”
wildfire girl
She is a wildfire,who doesn’t care who she burns downon her quest to self-destruct. A raging fire can be a beautiful thing,so full of life and yetit so savagely destroys, as well. Her flames burn crimson red and deep ochre,even violent blue, not a solemn blue,though sometimes it may seem so. Sadness can be destructiveContinue reading “wildfire girl”
big questions
Do you claw your way back from oblivion?It’s easy to sit here in all of my moods and sayit would be easier to just not feel at all. When you’re in that moment, when you feel the life draining from you,your consciousness fadingout, are you suddenly desperate not to leave? Sure, life is grim andContinue reading “big questions”
pretty words for wicked girls 