It's the worst kind of breakup When you love someone, And the words thrown In the final act reveal That they never knew you. They never did. And perhaps that's our fault, We never let them. We were so focused On being kind, and on being good We forgot to be ugly, and human and... Continue Reading →
9.26.2018
on perfect Perfect is what perfect does, It molds lies into half-truths, Photo filters and fake smiles. Perfect is what perfect says, A blonde girl and a venti cappuccino, Half skim, half whip, half-truth. Perfect is what perfect feels, Like a mask that doesn’t quite fit, A dream half-realized, half -perfect, half-true.
9.12.18
Sleepless still, Not much has changed since my girlhood: Late nights and longer sleeps That drag well into the next day. Lunch is breakfast, Dinner is lunch. Rush hour is 2AM, The hustle and bustle happening in my brain As I scramble about the house, Writing stanzas and washing dishes. Bothering the boys in the... Continue Reading →
Gardening. Solace can be found in the mud, Your hands in the soil-- Uprooting and rerooting-- Pulling weeds can be like pulling teeth. Why are you so afraid to blossom?
8.31.18a
I can't wait for school to start So I can dissolve into heaps of studying; So my brain can expand, Rather than caving in onto itself-- Thinking and overthinking-- Until ideas become mush And memories become clinical dissections.
8.9.2018
His heart opens with me Though, their hands pair perfectly: A love triangle.
7.22.18
A baby monster: Young and naïve still—yet, wise— Rising like the moon.
5.31.18
"We all succumb to something," I wrote, "Be it life, love Or heartache. Something consumes us in the end."
4.20.18
I wake up late. Change into an all black outfit, slap sunscreen on my face and wrap an emerald scarf around my neck. My first bus is late-- but it's always late and I've made it a habit of catching the one at 7:44am knowing it will arrive at 7:57am. I run out my house... Continue Reading →
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