Upon a Moth Around a Flame

Upon a Moth Around a Flame

She flutters around the flame,Yearning for its light to remain,The warm, golden sheensoftly blankets her wings.She dances to the fluorescent flickerReveling like a drunken wandererHer glassy scales glow in the…
Light & Shade

Light & Shade

I amafraid of light.I live in shadowsof dull, dark despairI hide in a black rose.I amafraid of warmth.I’m a cold, heartless crowMerciless and feared,Grief is what I bestow.I amafraid of…
forget-me-not

forget-me-not

The blossoms of blueSmile wistfully at my face-It’s like they feel too The melancholyAnd the numb, forlorn feelingIn blue shades and hues The flowers whisperyou remember, remember,tears in December I…
illusions of belonging

illusions of belonging

I was told to work hard and get straight A’s to be happySo, I did just that.Spent hours on homeworkDismissed hangouts and gatheringsJust to make my homework look worthyAnd I…
nostalgia

nostalgia

It is the smell of a home, old and abandonedThe one that housed life, once upon a timeIt is the warmth of an embrace you'd dearly missedThe one you’d hoped…