Want to be finally free. Open the door. Shed the light. Thing is. The monster always lurks beneath. Mustn’t feed the monster. Walk away. Don’t give in. Find a new response. Redirect. The monster is waiting to pounce. It’s teeth ready to bite. Eager to rip off a […]
Hopped on a train down a winding road. Road it like a rollercoaster wondering which turns would flip my stomach and which would make me scream with frightened delight. All suited up for a train that was never supposed to have come. But tightly I held onto the […]
Jagged edge Hanging thread Chipped nails Battered heels Split ends Bitter tears Burnt skin Jigsaw puzzle soaking oil Pieces of dreams Cacophony
Quiet Nothing Nothingness Emptiness Words devoid of meaning The beeping just chirps The chirps just echo Buzz and buzzing Ears are crackling The fire quickly burning Yet there’s only silence Or do, it should be
All alone amongst the weeds All alone amongst the withering seeds All alone amongst the prickly bushes All alone waiting to be snipped at All alone staring down the leering cat All alone in a sea of conformity All alone in a garden of unfounded temerity All alone […]
Needle in the layered brick No warning, no foresight So shut your mouth We are here finding a way Need no naysayers Need no cloudy lens The heels are pointed The sun is hiding But a light still comes through To build a wall Resilience solidifies No pinpricks […]
You should be running You don’t want to stick around So go ahead There’s nothing you can do Fate has settled in It’s clear to see Hurry up before it’s a waste of time
If only there was a caramel sundae on my doorstep With cherries and mirth on top If only there was a plane waiting to whisk me away To a far away universe dipped in chocolate If only there was a time machine Filled with candy canes If only […]
Everything is still while our minds keep going in endless circles. We’re tired yet wide awake. We want to run while we hide. We remain still so we can then move.
Your tears and fears filled the air turning the gears Your near miss, was a constant hiss Before it all, the road was set up for a fall Your quiet demise was a hectic surprise A dark cloud egging one to be proud Your tragedy was a dramedy […]