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Darkness was my first friend I was suspended in dark waters before I was born So darkness seemed so familiar to me Darkness kept all my...

The following is a collection of untitled poems (3), each written individually at different times but that seem to thread themselves...

First of all how did it get to August ( Also how has it been 2 years since I started this blog). I’ve been living a lot of life in the...

Father take this cup I don’t think I can do this I’ve had enough My tears are all dried up I’m sweating blood I’m distressed My soul is...

I lay my weary head to rest My breath feels heavy on my chest From Dawn until the son doth set My bones are burdened with regret I...

I took a sick day today. Sick days are momentous occasions for me. Momentous occasion of defeat. Or surrender. I guess they are one and...

She walks in to the room Back hunched over so that her body seems to form an apology Her breathing: small and shallow. She draws nothing...

I love the way you smile with half of your face As if the other half is keeping the secret to your joy One side curled up like a fully...

“I will send a flood of waters to cover the face of the earth” All I see around me is drought. Parched land left desolate for over 2...

You wake me from a restless slumber Softly, gently you call my name You start to show me the world in all it’s wonder My heart softens in...