When I saw you You were a pale violet sky Bare hallowed wings You became someone I could touch But not recognize Fallen ashes Flowers wilted A bruise wiped off your neck Oh darling Brush me like butterflies do Softly hold me In your heartbeat …
Dispenser had learned to never give his heart away. Too many times it had been stolen from him, ripped away, torn apart, plastered to something in need of mending. Again and again, he retreated to his dark drawer, resigned in knowing he would always be …
her body holds truth her mouth heavy faking your smile red flags on deaf ears she is shamed her curves shaved down yet carved deeper her body holds pain emotions find their vessel dance stomp spin she is expression wild gorgeous free she melts into …
From the crayon box, sharp and unused, I picked the color peach. But you aren’t white. I turned to look at my friend. This isn’t white, I told her. Yeah, but everyone knows it’s the color for white people. At school the next morning, my …
Friendship means not having to scroll through my contacts list because your name is already at the top of recently called. It means going through each other’s day, wanting to hear the smallest details. How big were the pieces of oreo in your ice cream? …