The lights hanging from the trees, 
Were bright and bold. 
And the music was soft and slow.

I was standing on the street as
The street light glows bright in my face, 
And in yours too.

 A green tea bag is baking cold out on my porch

A piece of gray rock from the quarry wanted to be torched

Whipped cream pecks your cheeks with specks and flecks of blue

Your mother called; she said don’t worry about you

I want to smell the fall in the air 
As we look up in the sky 
Full of stars all different yet alike 
I want the breeze to echo your name 
As it floats along the wind 

I just want someone

To hold me like you did,

But in a way I'm not suffocating

Under their poisonous grip. 

I want to fall in love,

As October comes into focus;

Running through those woods,

I want to find what I lost, 
To search for it in the unknown. 
The relics of time, 
Soon to be lost to the past. 

Life's beautiful moments, 
Cherished but soon to be forgotten. 

Why are women

Supposed to 

           cower

Before man’s expectations?

Why do we

          succumb

To their 

I want to drink apple cider with you

Like it’s a fine wine,

Make-believe adult, wrapped in your wool blanket,

Counting the minutes until your parents return.

Every leaf tells a heartbreaking story

Every leaf gets swept away

Every leaf crumples

Until it is nothing but dust

Is that my story?

Am I bound to be forgotten

Like that one leaf that flew in my hair

A dark expanse is all you see when you awaken.

"Hello?"

Three years ago,
You said forever. 
And I repeated it, 
It left a sweet taste in my mouth. 
Like sugar poured onto a lemon, 
Covering up the sour bitterness. 

Standing still thinking about what I lost 

Fire drill and you’re in the parking lot

Season changed and everything grows 

Do you remember my last name