My thin shell gives in to your brittle fingertips. Softly chipping the pieces away to reveal the liquid heart.  The yolk drips onto your hands, beating frantically, pleading to not be spilt. Pleas...

  Muffled cries are surrounding me. My eyes are wet.  Why? Rest in Peace, someone says, but it doesn’t feel right. He doesn’t deserve it.  He tortured me for as long as he...

I stare at the glowing screen in front of me, a blank document stares back, mocking my vacuous ideas. My hands begin to reach for the keyboard as though having some clue of what words to produce. Suddenly,...

Roses are Red.  Violets are Blue.    That’s absolutely ridiculous. Why are Violets blue? Violets should be violet. It’s literally in the name. It really doesn’t take a genius to figure...

Through every challenge, you stood strong, a steady light when everything felt dark.  We didn’t need explanations,  just the quiet understanding between us.   In the hard moments,...

Connections. A foundation for everyone So it should come easily, all said and done Yet it doesn’t, with every stride you fall further into despair Looking at others with an envious glare Their...

Her eyes are the shade of an autumnal Leaf Every time I catch a glimpse, I feel like a thief She completes me like a key to a lock I carry her on my back as I walk She’s too tired to go on So...

Through every struggle, you were there, a quiet presence when the world grew loud. We didn’t need words, just the comfort of knowing we shared the weight.   In the silence, in the ache, you...

New years bring news seasons of life Struggles might come to cut you down like a knife But dreams are being born, and opportunities are arriving Potential is springing, and hope is thriving   Under...

I begin slicing   Thinly displaying your layers   The deeper I delve,   The harder I cry   The stinging pain pierces my eyes   I start to shield but...

Time   You can't speed it up You can't slow it down We can't pause it We can live in it   As it passes people change They may change for good Or they may change for...

Never one to bite, Ollie the cat Vanishes from sight. Elegant yet fat, Mischievous and quite Beautiful, that acrobat. Eventually, he might Reappear to steal your hat; Sneaky little cat!