

Color of Love
While My Guitar Gently Weeps floats upon the summer air, drifting in from the open window. She looks to the left and sees her father humming along. “Daddy,” his little girl asked one day, “what color is love?” Being a thoughtful … Continue reading Color of Love

The Colors of Me
I don’t fit in. No one can see. I struggle to show you all that makes me, me. Because of that, I feel insignificant once more. When I was a little girl, I dreamt of swallowing paint so what I … Continue reading The Colors of Me

May I Sit Awhile
If you do not mind May I sit here for awhile I promise not to get too close I won’t make a sound. I see you withdraw Do you feel invisible to the world Always know that no matter what … Continue reading May I Sit Awhile

Life in Lyrics
I tip up my face to the water as if to cleanse more than my body. The drops fall on my face and follow the same path as my tears. In here, no one knows as I allow myself to … Continue reading Life in Lyrics
Chance
It happened quite by chance. He was sitting outside at his favorite cafe while enjoying the autumn air. A breeze picked up and a laugh across the road caught his attention. He looked over and saw her. She was talking to the lady who runs the bakery and could tell she was not from here. He waited for her to walk away before he crossed the street to ask his friend, the baker, about the woman. Before too long he had charmed the baker and found out the woman was staying a few months while studying abroad. Something about her … Continue reading Chance

Emptiness
You could always find her blowing dandelions as they carried pieces of her heart upon the breeze. Even after forty-three years, her eye lit up with the possibility of hope. She often whispered the word just to feel the heaviness … Continue reading Emptiness

Roses and Words
It was every Saturday that they met at the bus stop without ever planning. Like usual, she would be there first, always, lost in a book – Thoreau, on the cool, crisp days or when it was raining she was … Continue reading Roses and Words

Dreams Fade
She closes her eyes and gets lost in his arms. His breath caresses the back of her neck as she whispers “let’s pretend that this is forever”. The words hang in the air as if the slightest sound will make … Continue reading Dreams Fade

Just For Tonight
Just for tonight Do not whisper everything will be okay Just let me fall apart Cry all night Let the fear take hold I have been here before Just for tonight I let the loneliness set in Deafening silence surrounds … Continue reading Just For Tonight

I Am
I I am not afraid of falling scraped knees a broken heart shattered dreams having to crawl until I find my way back. I have done that all before. I I am worried that I will never fly I will … Continue reading I Am