Fearland

  Fear takes you to one place; A land of abyss Built by despair. Don’t let it take you there.

Unalike

  We’re not the same person. We don’t share one brain. I don’t have to follow your ideals. You don’t have to accept my beliefs. We can agree to disagree And still be cordial.

Sleep

Sleep on my dream and You’ll wake up during my reign.  

After All This Time

She wasn’t going to come She knew he’d be there The man that got down on one knee and asked Her to be with him from now to eternity After all those months had passed he looked the same Intelligence and desire Made of muscle and bone The churn of her stomach The fire upon…

Good Things

Good things come to those that Work for it.   Photography by: Andrew illarionov

Flourish

Embrace the struggle Don’t resist Let it prune away the weeds that weakness bore So, the magnificent splendor Of your flower can bloom. Photography by: Ahmed Saffu

Imposter

Coldness absorbed her being Cloaking her shadow Haunting her with bitterness Depleting her of body heat She’s been dissatisfied for so long Her face would crack if she tried to remove That frown hidden behind that superficial smile A chameleon among the masses She’s playing a part An Oscar worthy actress performing the façade of…

A New Creation

Two uniquely different individuals Became one His body was hers Her body was his His failures were hers Her struggles were his His gains were her’s and they melded their love into an imperishable fortress That made the walls of Jericho envious. Time brought upon its trials Battering their stone barrier Threatening the pull them…

Love of One

Don’t try to fulfill the measurements Of someone else’s mold Be enough for yourself Be true to you Be honest with you Love you Cherish you Honor yourself before anyone else

Calm

It was the gentle breeze coasting over the meadow Faintly brushing across the delicate petals of a daffodil A subtle wind blew through the atmosphere Shifting the easy dynamic of their simple love It was the chill raising the hairs on the back of Eden’s neck Simon held her hand loosely, dangling at his side He…