it’s 10:06 at night. You tune out of your work and acknowledge the swift silence around you, the fuzzy noise of air. You decide it’s a good time to call it a day. After[…]
Tag: anxiety
Free Choice: Myself(s)
As a kid, I used to imagine that I would sit in a room with myself(s). Older and wiser, they would take time Out of their busy schedules To talk. Ten enters. She nods and[…]
Behind My Eyes
I’ve always been scared of eyes. I don’t like things touching my eye talking about eyes, thinking about eyes. Bright lights are fires sticks of eyeliner are sticks of dynamite, eye contact is painful. […]
An Introspective Paradise
A word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you’ll see me in front of you. ~Khalil[…]
Evancescence
I am tired. In the spaces between my heartbeats I find moments of silence anchored by shadows to the breath of every dawn, but this is before the daytime expels sunrise’s misty serenity and thrusts[…]
A Letter To the Boy Who Holds My Heart,
To the boy who holds my heart, The way your soul encompasses mine, when you lay down beside me, makes my heart plead that you will never let it beat without you there to hear[…]