One day I will marry my best friendHe will be my foreverThe one I’ll share every moment withThe one I’ll share my routine withWake up to the sun shining in our roomWatch late night movies togetherSlow dance to our favorite musicOne day I will marry my best friendAnd everything that was once awkwardWill suddenly feel… Continue reading One Day I Will Marry My Best Friend
Forbidden
He walks outThe impish sun falls upon him like a lover’s kissMy sinful thoughts are backBreathing desperation and desire in a single sighI close my eyesAnd dream of his fiery mouth upon my skinHis hands squeezing my breastsMy eyes fall as he walks pastNo one will comprehendHe will never understandI moan, full of lustAs my… Continue reading Forbidden
Keep the Fight Alive
I know you're going through somethingI wish I could kiss and make it betterI admire how you wear a smile through it allThough it's toughI pray you fight through it allAnd despite the low momentsI'm sure no one will see you fallLife may seem heavyBut take the risk and swim in the lake aloneHands into… Continue reading Keep the Fight Alive
Here’s to Me
Here’s to the strengthIt took meTo put me first before youHere’s to the courage I hadTo leave without taking youOnce I would have triedI would have criedAnd I would have fought to have usBut it all changedThe fear replaced with courageTears with happinessAnd doubts with hopeMy face has the scars of aBroken relationshipMy body healingFrom… Continue reading Here’s to Me
On The Road
Don't ask me to act like a ladyBecause you'll be ripping me offFrom all the things that give me lifeThe sound of the windBrushing through my faceThe birds making way as I speed offTo a place they wonder whereIt's the cool breeze as I busk in the sunThat reset my mind to defaultThe clouds right… Continue reading On The Road
I Wish You Were Mine
It’s easier for me to admitBecause I’m talking to my heartAnd from my heartI wish you were mineYour stare and your touchKills me slowly every timeYour thoughtsAnd all that I wish we could doAre too much for my heart to holdWith each passing dayI wish you were mineSo we could kiss and cuddleSpend every passing… Continue reading I Wish You Were Mine
This Little Voice
I sit for hoursCrunchingBitingNo words to writeNothing in my headThe pain is frustratingI have something to giveA voice inside me wants to be heardSo I just let them flowAfter hours of grindingI let them flowAnd flowAnd flowAnd I can’t stopUntil everything is outThis little voiceThat yearns so much to be heardPokes me until it bursts… Continue reading This Little Voice
This Knife
It’s his loveFor me that makesMe remember theseMemories fondlyLike it was yesterdayAnd should IHave the knifeI’ll confidentlyPlunge it inNo blame, no hesitationIt’s the loud kissesIn a house so large and emptyThe silence that lastedOnly for a second or soThe hands movingLike no one else was in the roomHis manly legsMuscles so comfortableI didn’t need a… Continue reading This Knife
Why Did You Let Me Go
You care about meThere’s no doubt about thisAlways my pillar of strengthEven when I chased the wrong crowdYou were thereShowing me the right path to followAlways there to wipe my tears after another heartbreakWhy did you let me go?Suddenly you were tired of my bleeding heartOf consoling me that they don’t deserve meBut you never… Continue reading Why Did You Let Me Go
I Wish You Were Here
I wish you were hereSo I could put my arms around youStare into your eyes but not for a second longerBecause you know how much effect you haveMaking me blush like I was seventeenI wish you were here so we could make love all nightBeg you to stop then ask you for a little moreI… Continue reading I Wish You Were Here
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