My Writing

A Future Unseen

My vision of the future was

…never this.

I never dreamed of quiet rooms,

of the faces I’d miss,

or of the nights so heavy

that I collapse into the abyss.

I pictured something brighter,

something that I would not resist,

like the love of another,

and a reason why I exist.

I knew - no, I thought

the years ahead ...

What I Lack

I’ve had pieces of my heart stolen

And never got them back.

So I’ve learned to live without,

And got used to what I lack.

I don’t know when love became

Something I learned to fear,

Or why the ones who want me close

Are the ones I won’t let near.

Some days I think I’m hard to love,

Most days it feels too real...

What’s the Worst They Can Say?

Everyone tells you to

“Take the chance, make a move.

‘No’ is the worst they can say.”

But no is simple.

No is clean.

It ends the sentence.

It doesn’t echo in your head at 3am.

Worse things are said

in drawn-out sighs,

or in the silence of a look that says,

“You’re not worth the weight of my words.”

Worse can b...

I Love Love

I love the way love quiets the noise.

I love the peace of knowing they’re near.

I love the little moments that mean everything

and how love makes the world disappear.

I hate how love turns against you.

I hate how comfort grows teeth in the dark.

I hate how someone who feels like home

can leave a crack righ...

Something Has Changed

Something has changed,

but you haven’t said a word.

It’s hidden in the silence,

of the things that go unheard.

I see it with your distance,

in the way you turn away,

I’ve felt our talks grow shorter,

with the things you’ve yet to say.

I see you out there smiling,

laughing like you always do.

But I've known yo...