I am a fucking writer -I proclaim to myself (as if to manifest talent or creativity) while sitting and staring, at a blindingly white...

We’ll learn that Disney lied all along; no such thing as a happy ending, princess. Accept the frog, take the kiss; so what, if you...

Inside my head are mounds of dreams I know are never true. Darkened skies and pretty lies Are all I got from you. I pictured grasses...

He’s doing it again And I want to scream, Shout, kick And throw him at the wall. But I can’t Because they’re watching And he’s waiting;...

Melding into your form, Close isn't close enough; When my soul craves yours, And my skin needs your warmth to breathe. With my forehead...

I'm always the fool. To think I'm what you wanted, When a convenience is all I've ever been. And all I'll be. Where's my conscience...

Your tiny fingers twirl my hair, Around in circles, around my soul. Your little lips curl in a smile, Big blue eyes, make me whole....

You encapsulate your anger So you can shove it down my throat. We're always the danger That you will overflow. It doesn't matter what I...

Trickling down my skin, Fresh, wet and crimson red, Are all my insecurities, From all the things you've never said. Two three four- Maybe...

You’re my little princesses. You’re my little fortresses. You’re the only things that keep me sane. I hope I never forget you. I know...

Dear Adelynne, As I’m writing this, you’re napping away safely in my belly. You know nothing but warmth, safety and love. As your mother,...

I needed a godly man, A pick-me-upper man. I needed a fatherly man. I got an angry man, A full-of-excuses man; An...

You don't remember being with me, but I think you took a piece of me, on your way out of my bedroom; While you struggled to not be seen...

she said... love is patient, love is kind, but i won’t let that change my mind. take your honor, take your heart, i’m too tired being...

I'm entranced, like a small child. Sitting by the window, I see the big dipper. Countless other planes, flying somewhere; Above and below...

i’m so tired. of waiting for you to recognize, realize i’m not your piggy bank, i’m not your support. where’s mine? i stand on my own and...

CARESS "I need you." KISS "I can love you." DESIRE "I wouldn't hurt you." Fuck. ing. liar. I've learned the repertoire. Plea your...

you are a feeling, a moment, a memory. you are an almost. i had my distance, my peace of mind, my common-sense. you took it back. you...

They tell me God will save me, No one has that kind of patience. "I'm a fucking wreck," I whisper in my mind. They just smile politely,...

I’m haunted by your indiscretions Yet I imprison myself willingly. Fearful of your true identity, I’d have stayed unaware eternally. Love...