Ending the stigma through poetry
How beautiful and frightening it is at the same time to fall in love It’s like fire and gasoline An explosion so intense Ignited deep down into your very soul you think didn’t quite exist Yet it could be the light to save you… Continue Reading “Fire and Gasoline”
It is hard to shut off feelings When all you have ever been told in life is to follow your heart You left Therefore, my heart went with you
When I lost myself When I felt like complete ruin When I felt I could not go on any longer When it came to wanting to take my own life I closed my eyes I felt a flame within It took all I had… Continue Reading “Note to Future Self”
How dreadful and calming it is at the same time to know I have an old soul I do not relate to those around me for I have the wisdom of generations long gone I love with all I have and have endured great… Continue Reading “Old Soul Affliction”
How beautiful a stop it was Even for just a little while I got to meet you — a loving heart and oh so kind I’m going to truly miss you and all the things you do My heart breaks as I write this… Continue Reading “Beautiful Stop”
I give everything I have to each new lover In return, I am left nothing but scars Familiar faces become strangers in the same places As time passes, my heart becomes colder Until there is not much left of me I am just distant,… Continue Reading “Strangers”
I lay awake at night not sure of myself Am I making the right decision? Am I choosing the right path? How will I know if this life I’ve chosen is for me? Am I happy? Is this my purpose? I feel content but… Continue Reading “Intersection”
I get to my destination I see there’s other paths They lead to new experiences, people and places Is it really worth it to have my future all planned out? At last I’ve found You can only truly seize the day
We pretend not to care We pretend not to feel We pretend that we are savages We weren’t born to be this way Society taught us not to love
I tried my best to stay away To put up a shield To guard my heart How foolish to think I could hold you off Those eyes That mouth This touch The shield is down The white flag is up My heart no longer… Continue Reading “Surrender”