an open poem When I was 16, and so young I said my favourite colour was blue because I did not know that there were other types of girls, and that it was OK to be different. On a school trip then, we hiked several mountains up, too close to the skies and I tasted […]
It’s not that I can’t love you anymore, it’s that I don’t want to. The days trickled into years, unravelling the tapestry of our limbs Casual snippets snipping — snapping — the last threads of us. The future looms, as it does, as it always will. Your tender eyes were a dropped stitch weaving tales of fantasy and love. I guess you wanted a Princess, or some […]
Damp coldness blows by with the scent of wildflowers dragging up pieces of past with that single scent i remember blueberries, tossed high into the air, falling gracefully into open mouths, caught. The feeling is stuck inside my chest where the helplessness lies and my breath catches hard swallows won’t dislodge that panicked loneliness: swells […]
What perfect, beautiful sentiments. When Life carries you beyond your imagination and expectations, sometimes, you do have to let go of your preconceived notions, of your definitions of who you are. The stories will be there. The memories exist. That magic happened. But it is not the end. It was a middle. Let’s keep going. […]
I was 19, when his “hello” changed me. we spent fragrant afternoons drenched in sunbeams, wash of sand rubbing his heart smooth — his voice an anchor, holding me still. we built a fort out of beer cans and pillow talks, unspoken tomorrows whispered into skin, promises that lingered long after i left. i found his “hello”, […]
letting go is the easiest thing in the world. it is holding on that demands blood and sweat and tears. it is holding on that demands survival of the fittest. demands commitment and communication. letting go is easy when you have nothing to lose and nothing to gain. letting go is the easiest thing when you’re 21 and […]
You didn’t believe them when they said Someday, your views would change. You thought they were old and couldn’t understand. You were wrong. You couldn’t comprehend the knowledge they were pressing wrought from experiences that you couldn’t be saved from Sometimes, harm, is the best thing that can come from living. It hurt. God, did […]
You are 24 and have learned that Time passes and keeps on passing you. You are 24, with thoughts that count as vaguely-new but are nothing new. Your soul is weary but your muscles are still capable of keeping up, You push and push and hustle because you are only 24. You are 24 and your friends are married, […]
You are not a fighter, but you became a warrior. You wear mismatched socks and genuinely have zero fucks to give to those who haven’t earned the right to judge. You cut off long tresses and long relationships that were leading nowhere because a short bob is easy to manage and requires no maintenance. Life […]
When I was 17, I would’ve told you turning 21. At 21, with smoke in my veins and ash in my throat, It was of no longer being 19. Nineteen was the age of freedom, Before responsibilities were a real thing. When bills got paid via an automatic deduction From a bank account that was […]
lessons of summer 