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We often talk about heartbreak from relationshipsWhat about the heartbreak caused by a dear friendIf you ask me, that causes deeper trauma.With a romantic partner you almost expect it to end one way or another But we never seem to…
I don’t know the Haiti that you’ve all heard aboutSo allow me to introduce you to The Haiti that’s not on the news or your social media feedsThe Haiti that’s not trailing behind every charity eventI don’t think you’ve heard…
I remember when my background was just that Something that I would keep in the background Rushing to bury the foreign that flew off my tongue So they would not recognize that I was not of this land Praying my…
See my color and see my struggle. Do not be blind to my troubles. See my hair and learn the roots from which they grew. See my breast and prize the milk that flows through. See my body and foster…
I have always imagined what it would be like to go camping, To spark up a fire and make up horror stories, To fall asleep amongst the stars, To be one with the dark blue sky. I have always imagined…
Where did she go? The girl with the smile whose length could run for miles. How deep did she go? How many layers of myself would I have to peel, to feel her skin? The girl who looked at life…
If memories could be turned into letters,they would read like music is heard in the ears and magic is felt through the air.The details are not what are remembered, but the vibrations that unearth emotions.Similarly to growing in age, all…
This rip in my spirit has been expanding for quite some time.I’m not sure how or when it started, but it’s getting harder and harder to hide. How do I prune to this garden filled with bruises and cut stems.…
I am tired of making others feelings a priorityI choose meI choose my mental health.I choose to be selfish with my spirit. I will not belittle my emotions to make space for your comfort.Be uncomfortable for making me uncomfortable.For all…
The power that I gave to you over me was never rightHow can I say I am a victim when I let it happenWhen I smiled and comforted you afterWhen I should’ve been yelling and running away from you I…
Everything happens for a reason. Every situation unfolds information. Every friendship reveals transformations. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are the author of your own story. Yes, it was not your choice to begin this story.…
I am sitting on the grass pressing my body against the tree. Begging her to take me in. Begging her to harden my skin. But she refuses. She says: “Your skin is as tough as my trunk. It protects you…
The older I get The more apparent it becomes how adults are still like children looking for someone to love them. Contrary to popular wisdom, that need does not change with age.
She writes of him as though honey drools off her quill.A flavor awakening her deepest desires.He paints of her using the blood of his essence.It drips from his body.It exits out of every pore.They are both each other’s muse.One a…
What seemed to me like diamondswere only droplets of water reflecting light from the sun
I press my eyes begging for tomorrow to come.The night insists on being a little longer teaching me the importance of longing.Of being patient.
The last few days were so long.I did not know yet what was to come but I could feel it.The brightness of the world shined a little brighter.It was as though nature had a premonition of my departure.So the flowers…
Take me on a trip to the darkest corners of your mind I’ll show you that yours is heaven compared to mine. Tell me the things you never dared to say aloud. Show me the things of which you are…
I am made of two shades of life. Obsessed with the coldness of rain yet still yearning for warmth from sunlight. Taught to camouflage the ugly and amplify the beauty. Block out the dark and embrace the light. Even my…
I walked in the room, my hands trying to balance my chest and my necklace calming myself, not really knowing what to expect. The first time I found myself in such a situation, entering a room with a lifeless body,…
The crack in the ceiling opened up, a piece of wall or paint dropped down. I looked up because of a sound I heard. One to two seconds, was all it took for that piece from the ceiling to drop…
Those big gray doors soon turn to normal size. Day in day out you won’t even notice how your hands have grown to fit the knobs. Those impossible Locker combinations become second nature. Through all the years the cafeteria becomes…
Fill up my cup until I am no longer half empty but half fullFill my body,Overflow my spiritteach me to see another perspective that I am no longer half empty but half fullAlmost complete,no longer bone dryAfraid that one more…
How can you touch me and still be able to lift up your hands. Why doesn’t yours feel as heavyOr reluctant as mine.The universe signaled to us not to take this further, But why did you listen?Why did you not…
In such a great big world it’s truly easy for one to feelinsignificant.amongst all these stars, it’s hard not to doubt whether your light is strong enough to shine through. With all this noise how well will your footsteps be…
They say these are our Golden Years yet nothing on this road seems to be shining except for the big sign of depression, insecurity and overbearing emotions.They say these years are the best years of our life but I just…
How do you think we are meant to pass our human existence? (please take advantage of the comment section to share your response) I sometimes find myself questioning the point of all this. Why is the goal of going to…
Why is it that I am so youngYet I feel already left behind.I’m 17 and fear that I have created nothing to be remembered for.The thought keeps me up at night.As if if I don’t sleepI wont age.But time moves…
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