Yes, I have grown out of my old, empty shell and

instead of taking a new one,

I now face the world as myself; uninhibited

I’m vulnerable, yet at my strongest

With foolish courage I can now admit I have this great love inside of me,

but I have not quite figured out

in this new, beautiful chaos

where to put it

Wendy

You were my escape but I don’t need one anymore

Alone, I’m learning to face the world with uninhibited intent

I have grown out of the girl you loved and I am no longer sorry

Winter’s Blush

Basking in the sunshine, reading drowsily as a gentle breeze caresses the pages- I cannot hide my love from spring.

Confinement

my heart does not beat but paces;

an uneasy stirring amongst placidity

as madness stalks and creeps

that which is helpless to run

I watched the storm and wanted to become her

Could’a Would’a Should’a

‪I don’t know how to feel so I won’t‬

‪No… I wouldn’t‬

‪I always knew I couldn’t‬

‪But…perhaps I had‬

‪So, what was that?‬

Conflict of Interest

I cannot stop the distance growing from this stagnancy

Realizing I cannot love you without hating myself

Has left me unsure of what to do with these hands

That both reach out and resist

(Or what I want you to do with yours)

Little Me

A little more them, a little less me

That’s how you thought it had to be

You nourish, they flourish,

Leave you with one less piece

You’ve become so small, little me

Raised to take up as little room

To give others space to grow

You turned your cries to whispers

Smothered flames into flickers

Learned to shrink into your sorrow

Now you’re alone with no one in need

Left as bones and dust, human debris

Nothing left for yourself

But hate and envy

You’ve become so small, little me

I cannot stomach the dissonance of my existence.

When life gives you Hell, become the Devil.