Inquiries

i tend to question everything but sometimes i wish i was less of a skeptic and accepted things the way that they are without searching for meaning in places there is none.

Givers

i never believed in santa but i do believe in good people who care for i have seen too many times the kindness shown that comes about when people put aside their own desires in favor of others’ needs to ever think that there is not still hope for the world.

Sidesteps

i met my first heartbreak at a disco party and he was tall with red hair and a sweet smile so we moved like only kids can around the nightclub and around our problems for two years after until we were too tired to dance anymore.

Sawdust

i once was a child, full of eagerness, impatience, and a wild imagination, with mosquito bites on my legs, and the task of being forced to wait on my parents, amidst their various projects as they asked for wood to be cut and blocks to be measured– but it was okay, because i always had … More Sawdust

Semicolons

it was white and i could fit it in the palm of my hand; my wrists were red from all the pain of trying to feel; the world was black when i gave in to the sickness; and the tears were cloudy as i was slipping away; because i didn’t want it to be over, … More Semicolons

Uncharted

spiraling out of control into the depths of confusion until there is nothing left but being lost inside of you and i and hoping to one day understand.

Views

i visited the grand canyon last week in all of its sprawling beauty and though i had been there twice before the moment i saw it standing right next to you it has never seemed so splendid.

Blooms

my beautiful body would not be able to function without the huge stack of strawberry and peanut butter pancakes that fed my soft tummy this morning just as a plant would not understand how to grow in a dark place lacking the warmth and sunlight that is needed to make it flourish and an artist … More Blooms