Once an ember,

I’m now an all engulfing flame

Destruction in each and every corner.

There is no safety, no comfort, no breath within my reach.

I need you to leave me.

I need you to save yourself.

Save our child.

Save the life we always dreamt.

I need you to leave me.

I need to see a smile on your face.

I need to hear your laugh again.

I need you to feel your heartbeat.

I am your dem...

An ancestor I barely know

Left a chest inside my fibers

Hid the key inside my own secrets

Hummed whispers guide the clues

I’m only allowed one item at a time

One family secret revealed

I pull out a bone dry bottle

She tells me what I know

Keep it empty to survive

We close the chest together

Locks changed for my safety

We’ll meet together again

Once I learn her name...

If wishes felt like rain, then certainly I am a storm.

He watches the storm rage inside me

Observes the pressure building

Caution gone,

He tries to protect me.

Wants to see me be okay.

Doesn’t he know how this ends for him?

His love a fire burning roaring on

I had no choice but to leave him in the ashes.

He tries to pull himself back together,

Loves me even harder.

Mania swelling lik...