My sins washed away,

as rain to a muddied car,

laid bare on display,

they wouldn’t stray far

nevermind what they are,

they’re judged as flawed,

so it seems im not up to par,

because in their eyes im rendered a fraud,

but I talk to god,

and ask for acceptance,

he just listens it’s odd,

but his silence makes me more perceptive

I learned that my past is a looking glass of experience,

one that i...

When does a man

become a monster?

When he

is drowning

trying to keep

his head

above water?

Or does he

become one

to protect

his only daughter?

Does a man

become evil when

he truly

has no choice?

Or does he

when he

feels he has

no voice?...

Earthquakes no longer feel foreign to my body,

as seizures plague me,

my tectonic plates shift facing adversity,

causing my epicenter to shake with frustration,

I feel like earthquakes are no longer foreign to my body....

It’s been five years since you seen the moon,

and five years of never ending sun,

an exhausting half decade in a hopeless marriage,

and five years since you thought you found the one....

In the dark forest,

with trees as tall as skyscrapers,

I hear sounds of leaves and blown away newspapers,

the vegetation blurs into vibrant greens,

the colors pop so vividly, I can see them in my dreams....