Baptism

She had to die this day. It was the only way she knew to stop the agony in her heart. It was the only way to shut the doors that rattled and clamored in her noisy mind. She couldn't reconcile the things that kept happening to her any longer, the senseless acts of cruelty. She …

mAdNeSs

My love is mAdNeSs... spinning round, round, round. Logic, reason and free will... to me bound, bound, bound. My love flows and rivers run aground, ground, ground. Pieces, all these pieces can't be found , found, found. Heart wounded, listen to the pound, pound, pound. But can't hear over your silence and it's deafening sound, sound, sound. Hold …

Fear

I decided today just to embrace everything that I am afraid of. I can't run any longer. I can't avoid any longer. I can't engage in behavior that pushes to the front of my mind the very things I am trying to forget. I simply have to face these things head on and stop giving them …

The ugly truth.

Quite frankly not a topic I ever wanted to discuss, which is all the more reason to put it out there and let the chips fall where they may. I was pretty much forced into this conversation by a seemingly well-meaning gentleman, although the aftermath let my insides twisted and feeling like minced meat. He …

Rabbit Hole

I followed you down the rabbit hole, your hand in mine leading the way. You assured me you would keep my heart safe...and for a while, you did. You were everything my imagination could have drummed up and more. It was as if you were unfolding all the pieces I held closest to my heart in …

Let me in

You wear your grief like armor love, the weight of a thousand lifetimes sitting squarely on your chest You can't see it but I do Your heart caged like an exquisite bird who has lost his song. You wear your grief disguised as humor love, sarcasm dripping off your tongue truth hidden in barbed wire the man who's …