when I was afraid of change
​I'm scared to leave This life I weave For the tear I'd leave behind. I'd hate to go If doing so Would rip a seam of mine. The cloth, if...
when my comfort zone became lonely
I have a fear of doorways And the question mark inside Of the company that follows Through a door left open wide And so I enter hesitant...
An Open Letter To Those Who Didn't Know
I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I'm sorry that I didn't know myself well enough to know that I had something to tell you. I'm sorry for the...
when I was desperate for change
I sought the nearest cliff edge and its smiling rocky face The welcome pull of vertigo and looming empty space The intrigue of the...
when I fit in, but didn`t belong
The purple piece had edges where the other pieces fit And rounded parts and corners to help them out a bit The left side found a partner...
when I needed love for me, from me
I love to be loved and to love in return To learn to be loved and to love to be learned To be wholly in and yet wholly alone To stand by...
when ugly feelings made for beautiful poems
Awakened in the hours I tire Taking ash and making fire Ash of bones and aging strife Cheating death and making life Death that chills...
when I needed a distraction
I write so I can breathe To alleviate the crushing weight on my chest that flattens my lungs in an unending exhale I write to busy the...
when words were not enough
Thoughts can effect change Whispers can provoke movements Sparks can set fires and winds can fan flames Let thoughts spark fires and...
when I hurt my pride
I took a spill and hurt my pride Bruised a bit and bled inside Cursed out loud and cried out tears That lay in wait for all those years...
