I thought of you yesterday To my dismay and with tears in my eyes You watched me die inside A botched heart A clumsy start Instead of helping me, you gave me the bullets and gun Watched me pull the trigger Offered no compassion Turned away and left me in the dark Alone and afraid…
Category: poetry
Prey
I’m pondering my thoughts wishing upon a star hope that my words don’t get lost in translation face to face with the magician traces of his skin on mine repenting for his sins he shot me a grin he looks mighty familiar I’m searching for a trigger he’s lurking from afar had a thing for…
My dear Melancholy
My dear Melancholy Did you let your ego win Or did it get you down on two knees Am I too late to the party Or are you totally consumed I know you watch me from a distance Hoped that things could’ve been different Bitterness in your delivery A slippery slope Polished intuition Up ahead…
Florescence
I’m running out of ink Drowning in my sadness Afraid to face myself With no will to live It hurts to breathe Sinking deeper in my own words Cursed with talents Blessed with curves Starving my gifts Drunk at the party Too stoned to feel Went cold turkey I let the pain pierce through my…
Chapter 9.
I heard an elderly woman say “there’s something beautiful in every chapter of our lives” So I began to study yours in mine I thought of what you left behind I thought of what you took Mostly I kept coming up short Like the story was unfinished Like somehow it had diminished Toward the end…
Fade in.
I wanted to burn you down Light your life up into flames My fiery fires from within I couldn’t let him win I wanted to cut you into pieces Left you scrambling for peace Need I remind you… Karma is a thing. Silly peasant, disguised as king She wore the empress new clothes Naive to…
Power
This familiar scent It came with the same intent A familiar quest Finessing your lies Trying not to condemn myself Trying to find the light Trying to find myself I burned this sage The rage wouldn’t settle The pain made itself a home within How long have I been in this state of mind? Trying…
Fade out.
I’m sorry for silencing you For ignoring your needs I apologize for touching your open wounds For neglecting your boundaries I’m sorry I numbed you For masking the pain I apologize for not loving you For the nights I let you be touched and not felt I’m sorry for being impatient For rushing to the…
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