Silence isn’t a sound. It’s a feeling.

Fire and ice tearing through my veins,

burning, freezing, never settling.

It’s the weight of being misunderstood,

a language I never learned to translate.

Pain stays quiet so no one else has to hear it.

Silence steals the light from my eyes.

It sits in my chest, heavy as regret, sharp as a blade.

Forms a lump in my throat,

tight as a fist that refuses to unc...

I know a narcissist when I see one,

But that’s never been enough to make me walk away.

Hell hath no fury like an empath who believes love can mend what’s broken.

I’ve seen the damage, felt the voltage,

And still, I reach for the wires.

Maybe if your mother had stood up to your father,

You’d know love doesn’t have to be a battlefield.

If they couldn’t show you, maybe I can.

Maybe I was meant to be...

Did your heart flutter knowing I was watching you from across the room?

Or am I the only one whose pulse races at the thought of being admired?

I could feel your curiosity, mirroring mine.

Connections like ours aren’t meant for the real world—too fragile, too exposed.

Souls like this can’t survive the surface.

Saying it out loud would shatter the illusion, break the spell.

So we keep our secret, j...

**Hey you,**

It’s wild how we’ve been apart longer than we were ever together, yet I can still feel the way your hand fit in mine, riding around in your VW. I couldn’t believe my dad actually let me have a boyfriend—let alone one with a car. We had no clue what we were doing at 16, but we dove in anyway.

Slow rides with slow vibes provided by Kid Cudi, and your moms weed you prayed she wouldn’t...

Thank you for rubbing my back as I fell asleep at night.

I don’t think I ever told you how much that comforted me.

Thank you for making lunches and dropping the kids off.

Those slow mornings mean everything to me.

Thank you for giving me another son.

A reminder of everything we’ve built together.

Thank you for showing up for two boys you didn’t create.

The way you’ve ensured we never go without...

I didn’t have enough time with you to remember a single cherished moment shared between you and my dad.

You live on in the shimmering diamond earrings your only son gave to his only daughter.

In the delicate china plate I cradle close, as if it holds a piece of you.

In the fierce way I stand up for myself, the way you would have taught me.

Your daughters tell me how overjoyed you were to finally ...

January came, and I’m not sure why they call it a _new_ year. All my problems stayed the same. New year, same me.

February rolled in, dragging that damn rodent who decided if the misery would linger or if everything would finally melt away.

March brought a madness for more—a restless craving for warmth. This monotonous life is getting old.

April poured down reminders to be patient. To nurture y...

The more you lost, the more I gave.

I became everything you needed,

Fixing it all, making it better—

You never even missed what was gone.

I stayed up all night,

Then again,

And again.

I wanted to say I was tired,

But you were tired too.

Every blow I’ve taken isn’t mine—

They’re yours.

How dare I even think of giving up?

If you can keep going like this… so can I.

Except I can’t.

And I won’t.

And...

As I looked into your eyes,

I saw my future go up in flames.

Our love ignited a fire that took out our whole town—

I always wanted to give everyone something to talk about.

You dragged me to the top of the wreckage pile.

I thought you wanted to keep me safe,

But you only wanted to admire all the things we burned.

We hiked over the remains of my innocence,

All my past lovers,

My favorite music,

T...

Lost in a field of daisies I found you.

You told me the story about the girl you followed down the rabbit hole.

I told you my story of the mad hatter and all of his heinous requests to make me small.

You were curious and I was curiouser.

I told you I wished I hadn’t cried so much and

You told me you wished you hadn’t drank so much.

We knew who we were when we woke up this morning but so much has ...