Daddy, daddy, look the tooth fairy came and he left me two whole dollars! Wow wee, what are you going to spend with it? Maybe you could buy a book or something that you won’t grow out of. Daddy, daddy, oh please come and watch me play on the monkey bars! I’m right here darling, I’m watching you now. Daddy, daddy, let’s go collect seashells on the beach, you have to remember to bring the bags coz I’m going to collect so many! Why yes darling, I’ve got the bags and we are ready to rock and roll. Let’s dip our feet in the shore, the best shells are found still in the water. But you must be careful some shells have crabs living in them. Daddy, daddy, when are we going fishing? I am so excited I just can’t wait! Tomorrow morning, we have to leave early because that’s when the fish are all out. Why’s that daddy? Well dear, it is the quietest time of day, just when the dawn is breaking the fish come out to play. Look daddy, I caught a big fish! What will we do with it? We will cook it up fresh tonight for dinner, you’ll see the best fish is one that is caught that very day. Daddy, daddy, can you carry me? My legs are tired and I wanna sit on your shoulders. Okay dear, come here and you can see the world from high up on my shoulders. Daddy, daddy, will you read me a bedtime story? Sure dear, you can pick the book and get into bed, I’ll be right in. Daddy, daddy, the story isn’t finished why are you sleeping? Daddy had a big day at work and he worked very hard, sometimes he nods off. But here let us finish the story so we can both go and have sweet dreams. Daddy, daddy, I love you so much. You’re big and strong and teach me so much. You’re the best daddy in the whole wide world. Why thank you dear, daddy loves you very much, even when you grow up big and strong, I will always be there for you. And even when I’m not on earth anymore, I need you to remember these memories that you hold and cherish. I won’t be around forever but you must know I will forever be in your heart

A light breath in the morning air, The timid sun touches the path, A golden glow that dances for a moment, Then fades, discreet, in the wind. The bursts of laughter of an ephemeral day, Like bubbles rising in the ether, We reach out, but it's already gone, A sweet memory that we want to keep. This fleeting moment, fragile and serene, Flies away, leaving an uncertain perfume, But in the heart, it traces a drawing, An echo of time that will not return tomorrow.

They say to do it for the hell of it But forget about the Heaven Of the moments in between After The laughter, the rosy red blemish The lean on the shoulder, The slight nudge to get closer Moments captured in rafters Raptured by laughter Ravaged by And wrapped in A pristine melody, a song Of memories to be Stripped down to Naked humanity Not of savage depravity But where dreams begin to sing Given life Begin to breathe Truly, the moments are fleeting ones But not what they achieve

Every time I go outside I always hope to see known faces from the past in the crowd I look around for familiar cars that you could step out of And today I saw one of those faces at the grocery store I was hoping you would look up to me and see my face Maybe even start up a conversation However you didn’t And I didn’t have the guts to come up to you I convince myself that I’ll see you soon Even though I know it won’t be for another 5 months or more when we meet again And deep inside of me I wonder if you would even recognize me anymore If you still know my name So here we are I’m looking at you thinking you’ll feel someone staring but you don’t Therefore I walk out Without a word being said I just have to go on hoping that one day I’ll get the rare chance of running into them in public once again I wish more than anything that I could see them more often That I could see these ghosts of my past as often as I used to But I can’t That chapter of my life is forever closed • • • Honestly, not too sure how I feel about this one but thought I would post anyway. I’m not really liking any of the things I’m writing at the moment so I’m just trying to get back into it. Let me know your thoughts ☺️🫶🏻

August comes, and the wound passes. Slow. Thick and bitter, I choke it back. I choke, I choke, I choke. It suffocates; I watch it settle. Mesmerized, I watch you leave. Tire tracks in the driveway your coat still hangs on my door. Ink on pages, I stain my fingers. Scarlet on my hands a book, discarded. Cassiopeia, Ursa Major, Canis Minor. Constellations the only witness of my decay.

There she was in white, dancing with demons in the night. The moonlight kissed her in darkness. Embraced by both dark and light. As I stood there and watched them move in synchronized moving parts. With a smile on her face. The delicacy that is happiness. Her beauty, I just wanted a taste. It could be fate we would meet again. But nothing is promised in such a dark place. Empty voids and empty space, Such a great distance. Then she grabbed me by the arm and we embraced, Then she disappeared into the bleak of night. Left empty and dead inside.

Braille skin, from wet wind Exposing hairs as if they're fleeting Noticing a skip in rhythm, in your heart, as it's beating Stomach lifting like a railroad track's presence noticed speeding And you catch up to each breath let out, while gravity is leaving Hold on or let go? scared to death, and tired of grieving Can't control the unknown, so to float, may show weakness Let's forget about our bones, because their weight has no meaning As we levitate, forget about the world we leave beneath us Magnetic skies, pull tears from eyes creating clouds, fusillading Heartbeat thunder, an earthly slumber, pouring down, and so sedating All our love falls from above, hold me close, heavens waiting We'll give it the best of us, now I trust in Levitating

i’m climbing up, up a tree, reaching for a sky far beyond, but oh- my foot catches, i fall, i hit the ground- wake up! wake up, they say, with wet noses and eager paws, there’s a ladybug in front of my eyes, and spring flowers in the air, wake up, it’s time to go! and I do, I wake, I go, away I run far and I run free through trees and forests, through lakes and sky wings of birds on my back and feathers in my hair i am awake now, and that was all just a dream so please wake me up I don’t want to dream anymore wake me up let me never sleep again (noctuary [n.]- the record of a single night’s events, thoughts, or dreams)

One long night New to love, the smell of your hat had me in a trance. Walking those cold streets. Meeting in front of the keys night after night to be with you just one more time, a once nostalgic memory. Making footprints in the snow, comparing our feet. Cracking yourself open with stories of your life, good and bad. Dreaming of not only our life but a routine. Those little moments that made me weep hoping I’d always have you when we grew old and weak. A child’s love is pure, raw. Unhinged from reality. An irresponsible love, punishing and pricking. You matured but your love didn’t. Your love turned to poison entrapping in its embrace. An unjust crime without punishment. Substance all too common, blindfolding to your “love.” Music tainted, rocks desecrated. Bittersweet recollection. Oh how small the world feels now, A putrid smell of a childhood wasted.

A fleeting moment, swift and bright, Like a shooting star in the sky's delight. Capture its wonder, hold it tight, For in its brevity, true beauty takes flight.