Image Source: Pexels- Erik Mclean If you walked a day in my shoes, would you think it was fake then? Pins and needles are so severe, it feels like you’re being stabbed with millions of sharp needles all over your body at once. Muscles so tensed up, your body is screaming with every moment it…

Image Credit: Pexels- Elijah O’Donnell We’re stood in a group, My friend and I. Along with her boyfriend for the night, Jake. And some other guy. As Jake lights his cigarette, A woman walks by. She has pink hair and piercings, Wearing a tank that reads, “the patriarchy must die”. Jake scoffs and exhales, As…

Image Credit: Freepik Fly with the angels, Bashir. Go home and rest now. We’re all mourning because of you; Your popowlee is breaking our hearts around the town. When we realize that you’re no longer here, Bashir, Aye, our thoughts go to family! We share in their pain and loss; Our hearts, too, feel their…

Image Credit: Unsplash- Karl Callwood Deep within me A thousand voices dwell, These voices claw to be heard They speak of truth and life A thousand times over, I’m amazed I’m amazed at how lucky I am I am lucky to be alive. Deep within me A silence brews, To be held is my desire…

Image Credit: Pexels- cottonbro studio For all of that summer, all i did was yearn For you, lover Waiting like a dog at the door for you A cycle of idolizing you And isolating myself Asking if i would ever see your sweet return When all i needed was to find myself It was seemingly…

Image Credit- Pexels- Keegan Houser Ah history Your books are open, On every page, I read about beauty Beauty born from struggle Some made truths known Some made death their God But through these pages I wish to be seen. From the first man To the current situation, My thoughts wish to be read They…

Image Credit: Pexels- Mary Take these flowers, Rosanne, Plant them at your doorstep when you reach paradise. Water them till they grow, Cause I don’t wanna miss you, When I hear my own trumpet blows. These flowers aren’t just flowers; They are signs of your address. So when I come to paradise in search of…

Image Credit: Pexels- Pixabay I tore through heaven’s gates, With blood on my lips, Just to reach you And still, you sleep, Buried deep in the drifting snow. I descended through the pit of hell, To find a white flame’s glow A fire fierce enough to break The ice around your soul. But even yearning…

Image Credit: Pexels- RedWolf There she sits A beauty to behold, To her, the world is her canvas Her paintbrush strokes every heart Her easel she sets on the mountain Her muse is at the ready Inspiration never looked so good Her own venom is love A love I cannot hide. In her head These…

Image Credit: Freepik- erik-karits-2093459 Fireflies lit the dull garden alive,Birds sang beneath the crescent spotlight,Energizing sleepy trees in the luminous night. Shaking and dancing,Their leaves rustled in the light,As they cheered the performanceWith great delight, they agreed the bird choir should have more tours at night. Hours were spent, which left everyone snoozing.Tick-tock, the night…