I cried and I begged,

Frantically searching beneath this strange bed.

An overwhelming sense of dread,

Yearning for a home, comfortable and familiar,

To lay down my weary head.

I sighed in relief,

Regret had held me tight.

There it was,

The intricate brass key,

Its weight familiar in my palm,

A comfort at last, a moment of calm.

The key slipped into the lock with ease,

But something felt wrong—

I...

Apple of my eye,

With a face so sweet,

A love so deep,

A family now complete.

A coat that glows like the summer sun,

Golden and bright,

As you run and run.

Zooming through the fields,

Never once outrun.

Bounding with joy until the day is done.

Your paw—

A print forever on my heart,

A loyal friend, right from the start.

I dread the day we’ll have to part,

But forever you’ll stay,

With every...

A silent language of salt and sorrow,

I yearn for brighter tomorrows.

They say it gets better in time,

But I’ve lost count of the days since I’ve seen the sun shine.

Pieces of me pressed into each drop;

I cried and I begged,

“Oh God, Please make it stop.”

Long overdue, this act of atonement—

Tears falling into an ocean of forgotten moments.

My tears telling truths of voices I fear,

I found m...

I want to feel, I want to know.

I want to love, I want to grow.

I want to feel your lips while we hold hands,

In the season’s first fall of snow.

I want to know how to keep this bright,

Unfading, always shiny and new—

But right now, my desire

Is myself next to you,

With a glass of Merlot.

I want our love to grow,

I’m sorry for what I didn’t know—

We should have started this long ago.

Yet i...

If your hand could reach inside my heart, what would do you with it?

Mesmerizing lips stained a beautiful,

Yet disturbing shade of red.

Tasting delectably sweet,

It made it hard to notice,

The thieving hand digging deep inside my chest.

You felt me inbetween your fingers,

Savoring every skipping beat,

Eyes gleaming as you squeezed,

My throbbing heart tight within your fist,

Just beyond my re...

The stars were what she liked most about the sky.

Then, they started to fall.

Chasing stars once left her in a breathless awe,

Filling her soul full to the brim with wonderlust.

Then one by one, the stars began to fall.

The passion that radiated inside her,

Slowly began to fade.

Unbeknownst to her,

She would eventually run out of stardust after all.

She begged and cried,

As she got on...

If the ocean was red,

Would trees still be green?

If my heart were blue,

Would I love you more than me?

Daydreams are never as they seem,

You must have known that to some degree?

My sparkling eyes, and my wild long hair,

Have I suddenly become your worst nightmare?

If your eyes weren’t green,

Would I have still fallen in love over afternoon tea?

If my crystal blue skies didn’t turn into g...

She never was an early riser.

Occasionally plagued, and weighed down

By the darkness lurking inside.

The early morning alarm hammered in her head,

Waking her to nothing but dread,

As it rang violently in her ears.

Insomnia had paid a visit again—

Her mind kept awake through the night

By tears,

And the worst kinds of fears.

Here it was, familiar yet consuming,

A darkness all-encompassing, ...

All in a golden afternoon,

Under the skies of cloudless blue.

Wildflowers tangled in my hair…

I spun toward secret rendezvous.

I wanted the stars, yearned for galaxies afar,

Yet I craved your gentle, familiar blue moon.

I never meant to burn you…

That day I shone too bright, that Wednesday afternoon....

10

Ten AM.

World flips in strange ways,

Cheshire Cat grins and riddles maze.

Drink, smoke, eat,

A twisting path beneath my feet.

12

Twelve PM

Lost in spirals of laughing light,

Day and night collide in sight.

Queens court awaits; I’m dressed in red,

“Off with your head!” Echoes in my head.

2

Two PM

Through the glass, slipping thin,

Falling fast, within, within.

Hands of time lose contro...