there’s no telling with you, one moment you’re perfectly fine and cutting up, the next moment everything is a tumbling mess, there’s no telling with you, sometimes i would like to look through your eyes, just to see what it’s like, what’s running through your mind, since you will not talk, i’m not a “speak…… Continue reading through your eyes
butterfly
and when you spread your wings to fly, fluttering, remember to say your lines, your affirmations are valid, remember to dry your eyes, but cry if you have to, scream, your silence is strength nevertheless, so when you spread your wings and fly, remember these words…and never forget them Nessa 🖤
Airtight
You know I am not a very patient person. My heart bleeds, My heart is in pain, No, it is not a poem. It is my hearts cry. A cry for help because I don’t know when this pain will end. I try to hope that tomorrow it will get better but rather it hurts…… Continue reading Airtight
The Girl From Mars
because she’s ethereal, absolutely endearing, but she carries a painful memory inside her, and in her own words…”turning the faucet on an open woundand it was just like that,a back-against-the-wall kind of feeling,no time for goodbyes,feelings of estrangement buried deep in lies,for a moment we crave peace,and then forget that trauma fuels our delusion,our delusion…… Continue reading The Girl From Mars
STALE
and suddenly you realize I’m not as interesting as you thought i was, not nearly as mysterious, I crinkle my nose and furrow my brows in annoyance and keep silent, and you’re not nearly as curious, I’m not pretty anymore, i’m not sophisticated anymore, i beg for attention, i beg for affection, i’m not adorable…… Continue reading STALE
HIGHER
Strength from above Flows from within Keeper, keep usHealer, heal usSavior, save us, from all evil and from ourselves.Save us from our self destructive thoughts,From our perverse ways,From when we set ourselves up for destruction.Comforter,Oh thou restorer,Restore our peace,Restore our sanity,Restore that which we lost.Be our comfort,Be our guide,Be our help as you have in…… Continue reading HIGHER
POSTBOX TALES
It’s June 22nd, and as the familiar chirping of the birds ring out, I find that there’s still no letter in my mailbox. I bang my head lightly against the wall. A deadly mix of impatience and frustration envelops me and I begin to break into a sweat. Pause. Did he forget? No. He couldn’t…… Continue reading POSTBOX TALES
Late Bloomer
And what they did not know is that you are a late bloomer. You take your time to form. After all have shown what they’ve got When they have been harvested and there is nothing left to offer. Is when you spring up, Out of time and season. You are the reason You bloom and…… Continue reading Late Bloomer
Mother Nature 🌬️
Mother Nature 🌬️calls out to me,softly,sweetly,suddenly my heart starts to beat faster,suddenly the words are not so sweet anymore,they’re harsh,they’re painful,exhilarating,i’m honestly lost in thought,the chaos doesn’t help,the voices don’t help,i’m searching,i’m wandering,seeing if anyone can help me,anything, anyone where did I go wrong? Nessa 🖤
MAY NOT
I may not be an astronaut No, I don’t work for NASA I may not be a lawyer No, I can’t lie against what is true I may not be an architect What do they even do? I may not be a preacher But my life is my sermon I may not be a ruler…… Continue reading MAY NOT
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