I will love you everyday of the year a mark on a calendar will not change that. I will spoil you, I will cherish you, and I will show you how much I appreciate you whenever I have the chance.

two steps forward.. // a poem

I tried meditating, but my mind wandered. I tried distractions, but my mind found it's way back. There is no way to avoid this pain, so instead I will learn how to feel.

I look at you as I would a piece of art. Infatuation, desire, awe. I refuse to see your flaws.

I fall a little in love with everyone who lets me past their walls. It's hard not to fall for someone, when you see their soul, their value, their truth. But how do you find your soulmate when yours feels

You never told me you loved me, you didn't want me to get hooked. But it's too late, I saw it in your eyes, and it's a look I will never forget.

Sometimes when you tuck my hair behind my ear, I shake my head to set it free, just so I can feel your fingertips on my cheek again.

walking contradiciton // a poem

How I long to feel a simple emotion... happiness, sure but I'll even take sadness, anger... because I'm tired of not knowing how I feel. Tired of trying to figure out if what I feel is even mine, or just

aspiration // a poem

When I told you I loved you, the look in your eyes reminded me of the sting in my ankles when I miscalculated a jump that turned out to be much higher than what I was prepared for.

self doubt // a poem

don't hide from the rain, soar above the clouds...

solace // a poem

Is there a healthy balance between honesty and empathy? Can the two ever coexist? Do you tell someone the truth, when you know it will hurt them, or do you instead protect them from it?

anxiety // a poem

boy, you said you lacked self worth but if that were so, you wouldn't have felt you were better than me.

I dip my pen in the same ink I get drunk off... and you wonder why my words are jumbled.

to love is to make yourself vulnerable, and to hope you will not regret it

I spent so long trying to stop caring about their opinions, until I realized that was never the problem. I was projecting my own thoughts, I was creating my own insecurities. I was filling their mouths,