little perceptions – Little Perceptions

Pale

I want To remember- The sun’s glow, The moon’s shine, And the stars sparkle But it all seems… Insignificant Without your smile

Imprinted

Some of the happiest Days of my life Involve your light Some of the darkest Thoughts in my mind Were quelled by you And your voice still echoes In the small aches That move through me

After You

There are days Where I move through Life, blissfully And there are days Where the contrast In my life Of before And after You Is starkly clear

Lost

I walked in Thinking I knew Where I was going I thought I would lead you There That I was right Each step in I went further Past Where I should be Turns out, I never knew I was lost too

Path

Every step, I take Serves to clear A path For the smaller, Footsteps That follow Behind

My dreams Were so big For many years Drowning screams That asked for more My dreams Were so big Sometimes at night Hot tears stream As they crush me My dreams Were so big That they blocked out Any small gleam Of other paths My dreams Were so big They trapped meContinue reading “Nightmares”

Unwelcome Memory

His voice was soft, the words spoken gently, as if he was afraid to startle her. As if she might bolt out the door at any higher a decibel. Mary looked up slowly at the man standing across from her. It almost didn’t feel real.

Changed

Was it worth it One little snap decision made Was it worth it Watching the light slip from my eyes As your words, tipped with flame, burned me One moment to destroy my world Was it worth it

Foundation

I litter the ground with seeds As I walk, Through life Hoping that some take root And come back, For me

The Wind

Cold. That was the first thing Mae noticed, everything felt cold. Blinking her eyes open she tried to lift her head to look around. Suddenly it came back to her, the winding road, the rain, and the car spinning off the side of the hill and down into the trees below. Her body ached asContinue reading “The Wind”