After the fireI stood in my own smoke,ribs full of ash,hands blisteredfrom trying to hold every burning branch.|||I called it love.I called it fate.I called it proof that I was too much,or not enough,or somehow built of sparks.|||But I was a forest in drought,roots tangled and frantic,drinking from storms that never stayed,reaching for shelter and … Continue reading Rooted
Erosion of Memories
I haven’t forgotten the sound of the storms-it’s the cool breeze I’m losing. The small tilt of your chin.The quiet hinge of your smile.The way your voice soundedwhen we were gentle. You remain in silhouette.Broad strokes, lighthouse bones-but the salt is leaving the air,and our colors are fading with it. Your laugh once brought lightacross … Continue reading Erosion of Memories
Anne & Leia – The Room
The room has wooden floors. Not warm wood, just flat boards that echo when someone walks across them. There is an empty bookshelf against one wall. No books. Just shelves collecting dust like they were once meant to hold something important and never did. A wooden bed frame stands in the corner with a thin … Continue reading Anne & Leia – The Room
Grief Without Goodbye
Why do I break for someone so broken? Why do I yearn for words never spoken… A shadow of myself with a ghost in my heart The only thing I’m sure about is tearing me apart. Visions of us, distorted by pain Romanticized wreckage I can’t seem to escape. How much was real? How much … Continue reading Grief Without Goodbye
Coda
The songs play in my head Over, and over, and over again What's the beat? Where's the thread? Over, and over, and over again. A melody sweet with a rhythm of lead Over, and over, and over again. Another year twisting 'round 'till I'm dead Over, and over, and over again What's with the choruses … Continue reading Coda
Fireproof
Maybe I'm broken...And maybe I'm wrong.Impulsivity kills me,But in it I'm strong. Strong enough to destroyall I hold dear...I'll burn all the bridgesTo escape all the fear. And in all the fireI believe I am safeThe smoke is my shroudwithin all the waste. My ego feels healed,But my heart is erasedAnd I've lost- yet againAll … Continue reading Fireproof
Love… or Obsession?
Is it love, or obsession?I can’t tell anymore.They tell me, “Stay silent,”As tears spill from my core… While my heart’s lost to visionsOf memories, profound-Connection and laughterthrough this bond we had found…It was something I held to-Clung to, perhaps?What we’d lost, then revived,Gave one last second chance… Sure, the world told us off-Said we weren’t … Continue reading Love… or Obsession?
Beautiful
She bleeds diamonds, and the world knows it... They line up with their knives dressed up like roses. A kiss on the wrist; she's losing her mind, She lets them into her heart and they bleed her dry.With buckets loaded, they notice her cries and the sapphires tumbling down from her eyes. Greed consumes; they … Continue reading Beautiful
Foundations
How overwhelming this feeling of loss returned That it crumbles walls fortified by years of rage and leaves only soft sand in its wake. What is this you’ve done? Why am I naked and bare in soul, craving your attention as I did the first day we met? With your laughter, I am small and … Continue reading Foundations
A Covenant with the Sea – A Rewrite
Do you remember the stories of the light tower that burned when sailors returned? In those days, the sea was not feared but honored, and every voyage was both a farewell and a promise. We believed the ocean took much from us—but we would later learn it also remembers.