Tuesday, May 24, 2016

love me still.

when i show you my wounds. 
when i lay them out 
in the open and point 
exactly where it hurts. 
i don't expect you 
to heal me with your 
gentle words.
i don't expect you to build
bridges for me 
to cross the rough seas. 
i want you to be 
wise enough to see
what i am
made of.
and strong enough 
to love me still.
________

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

reminder.

do you feel it?
the rising and falling of unrest
in your bones
with each sigh, each smile, each nod
and each word
that rolls out from your
tongue
while the clock tiks
mercilessly on a tuesday afternoon.
stop.
right there.
pick yourself up
from the clutches of
monotony.
unburden your shoulders.
let them breathe.
let your mind breathe.
let your body breathe
let your heart breathe.
breathe.
breathe.
breathe.
until it is no longer
a task to live.
and now,
begin
again.

__________

Saturday, May 7, 2016

mute.

if you let me,
i will build a path
of words
to reach your insides
and mute the
voices eating
you.

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