Don't do it, they told me. You'll regret it, they warned me. Once you let him back in, you'll be hurt, be burned again. He will do it again, you'll see. Please, just walk away, let him be. But I couldn't resist his words, his smile. He opened his arms for me. He wrapped around my heart so softly I almost didn't know he was there. He was so welcoming, so kind, so loving He could reach into every crevice of my heart until t...

We met from afar, both of us longing A virtual connection, a need for belonging At first, it was subtle, a like and a comment A message to her felt right in the moment A tease and a taunt elicit a smile In my mind, it worked, at least for a while I wanted more. I needed a friend In chat, in messages, her ear, I did bend I sent the request. She quickly accepted More messages sent, we quickly connected My lows, my highs, an...

Sitting here in the darkness I long to feel your touch I miss the sparkle of your blue eyes They always bring me such peace I hope you miss the feel of my purple lips on your skin I sit here hoping you will let me down slowly When you think of me Please know I love you Maybe you will change your mind And love me like you used to My heart is breaking I hope yours is too Hoping you find your way Back to me Closing my eyes i...

Sometimes you're wet, sometimes you're dry. Sometimes you sweat, sometimes you cry. When I look at your face. When you kiss me with a hasty pace. When you walk with such grace. When you hug me in a deep embrace. Even when you punch me, even when I bleed because of you. Even when I try to let you be, even then, my love is still true. And you hurt me so much, and we never stay in touch. And you don't love me the same way, a...

"It doesn't hurt me," I find myself murmuring. Nothing hurts anymore, not the way it used to. I don't miss the way your lips felt as they pressed softly against mine, nor do I miss the soft velvet heat of your body cuddled up against mine. It's fine. I don't miss the way our hair would tangle together or the way you somehow made me smile on days I felt like dying. I don't miss anything because nothing in the world was mea...

She wants him to listenThere’s never any timeHis walls create distanceShe’s losing her mind The walls are quite sturdyHis actions are like iceHis reactions are unworthyHe’s not even nice He’s very occupiedWith his job and his lifeAll she ever does is cryShe’s a mother and a wife She longs for his loveHe hurts her being unkindHe’s neglectful ofHis actions make him blind She’s in an emotional prisonThe colors are rather ble...

Like a raging hurricaneYou stormed out of my lifeWithout care and thoughtDestroying all in your wake Tormented by your actionsBroken by your wordsA million pieces scatteredOf this once beating heart Portraits of our shared loveLeft torn on the floorA painful reminderOf what we once held Your nameBurned upon my skinThe stench of your perfumeConsumes every breathe I take Teardrops frozen in timeScar these once rosy cheeksBr...

I open my eyes while sitting here, on the dock,Legs dangling over the edge, the sun shining in my eyes.It creeps above the misty horizon, reassuring me with its presence,It is always there, every morning, cyclic, neverending, forever.I smile and wonder at the word, 'forever'My eyes have been closed for too long now.Closed because they cannot see the future.Or don't want to acknowledge what may become of us. In the end, wh...

Helen sat in a corner chair of the pavement café, watching the dance studio opposite. She had taken just a few sips of her cappuccino as she watched the comings and goings of eager students taking their next step towards fame and fortune. All of them dance students, and all of them, she would have thought, familiar with the musical drama ‘Fame’. Every time a door opened, she wondered whether the person exiting was his new...