In Loving You, I Was Loving Me
I don’t want to chase this man I don’t even want this man Not when having this man means abandoning myself Things have changed with this man Once an initiating man Wanting to take me out and know how I really am man Now the…
Somewhere Between Your Life and Mine
I want to sleep with you – not in that way I want to be horizontal with you My head on your chest, listening to your heartbeat Your arms around me as we doze off I want to taste you – not in that way I want to create meals…
It Was Always You
To be looked at is not the same as being seen.To be touched is not the same as being discovered.I do not want to be admired from a distance,nor consumed in passing. I want to be understood.To be considered.To be held in thoughteven when I am not in the…
A Love I Could Not Keep
Both our hearts breaking beneath the weight of goodbye, the pain returning as though it were the very first time. You were someone I prayed for, but never really thought I would get, you came unexpectedly, I was ready, or so I thought. After labouring on…
Weaponising Me
Should I open my mouth and tell you my thoughts? You breathe deep, Passively listen. And tell me my thoughts are wrong. The way I think, pisses you off. Is it because my thoughts challenge you? As opposed to gratifying your ego. Man, you are too…
Not Sure Yet
Displaced. Moving around, trying to find my home. No luck. Each place feels lonlier than the last. I don’t know where I want to be right now. But that’s not quite true… If I’m being completely honest, there’s no where I want…
Compressed Thoughts
I try to write, but my words are too jumbled to make full sentences No relief from this pressure and torment I just want to cry But I can’t – it’ll just be an inconvenience I want cuddles and someone to just listen, but my person has a…
Deja Vu
I moved cities To avoid you The thought of seeing your face Unexpected Double-take, deja vu No longer wonder, nor worry Just a distant memory Another life A former lifetime A Hell I never thought I could escape from…
The Beauty I Behold
So many thoughts overwhelm my mind, such like worrying a guy I like won’t like me back because I have a fat stomach, bigger arms and prominent thighs. I genuinely feel one of the hardest things to do in life is to fully love yourself. Flaws and all.…
Live Life
As she looks upon the trees outside her window, the sun shining on the green leaves She exhales, such simple beauty is nature What it must be to be a tall beautiful tree, standing strong, providing a home to wildlife This luscious tree, it has…