Little Rows of Flowers There’s a reason people turn their noses in disgust driving by their high school in their little hometown. Mine’s always been a spitball towards the slimy administration and teachers, hoping my pain would give them the strength to crawl closer to the next paycheck. The crown was always worn by thoseContinue reading “I was too afraid”
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Passing
Yesterday The biting wind chill blew leaves against my window and the tapping reminded me of the nighttime horror so long ago. Of lying awake in my bed too afraid to move as you climbed up the stairs at the crest of dawn, sniggering under your breath. Then the way you lied, two-faced folly, waterContinue reading “Passing”
Weakness
Weakness is the shallow bruises Pale beneath the facade of your character; It is in the way the cruel smirk you wear Cannot hide beneath your tears And the way it stretched uncontrolled, manically thin When you hurt me And weakness is the depth of your soul Unable to carry the wisp of truth TheContinue reading “Weakness”
A thought on “Validation” in internet use
I hear the word validation a lot, thrown around casually, or not so casually in conversations centered around trauma. While I am not trying to downplay the importance of others recognizing and accepting the truth of their perception of events, I have issues with the oversimplification of the feelings centered around the term validation, andContinue reading “A thought on “Validation” in internet use”
Delete your Facebook
How can you not feel like garbage after seeing someone you knew from high school doing better than you?
Nostalgia
When my family and I lived in a studio apartment, one corner assigned to each family member, I would walk downtown with my sisters to a local coffee shop. This was shortly before school started and the northern climates were much cooler than the desert west of Texas we were used to. At night, aContinue reading “Nostalgia”
The Thirst
It feels like I’m lost in a desert. My throat is parched and every muscle aches, but I have yet to move. Even in the calm, almost lifeless desert, everything seems to be moving but me. I am a pillar, an illusion of the worst kind. The one that seems right, but then is wrong.Continue reading “The Thirst”
Karma
One day, the lies you tell yourself won’t be enough And I hope it comes On your deathbed
Can’t Fool Me Twice
The way that good and bad is portrayed in the media becomes ingrained in the way the world is consumed by people, so much so that the black-and-white classifications is the measure people’s character is judged by. I think most people are familiar with the portrayal of this battle between good and evil in DisneyContinue reading “Can’t Fool Me Twice”
Snow Devil
When I knew you You kissed snow With your unique heart Now I no longer know you You kiss the devil I look to the snow on an early morning for who I once was And realize as the sun peers out, hot and bright that I can no longer be who I once wasContinue reading “Snow Devil”
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