You Should Have Known

You Should Have Known

Raw emotions- An open, gushing, oozing wound. Peeling back reluctant skin, The dam breaks as a warm, Flood of gushing bright crimson- Tinged with a metallic and salty taste, Perfumes the air with spritz of despair. All because of you, A wise fool, too observant for my tastes, Who ignores the warnings, That flash "Do [...]

Buried Alive

Will I know the song of the dead, The chorus of the rotting bones, The sting of the cutting rocks, That block my way to heaven? Heavy and burdened, there is no time to scream, no time to panic, Air pockets poke through, promising more, Promising me yellow-orange light. I cough as I breathe more [...]

The unusual and the strange

A gypsy-soul starving for wanderlust, kohl-rimmed eyes and intricate-beaded scarves, adventure vibrant in her eyes as she searches for true meaning. An earthy remedy excludes the man-made conundrum that we so readily feast on–we forget to be philosophers, open our minds to unusual and the strange, accept that the world is not to be shaded in [...]

Unconventional

I have tasted bitter tears lingering on your lips, saccharine sunbursts, and sensual midsummer songs. The cruel, hazardous winds of the blue tides of December chills the still air–a crisp, icy taste, stagnant and stale each time I swallow. As I kiss you adieu, I hope you know it's forever. This false admiration for you has [...]