Screwing my eyes shut as tightly as I can,
yet they never close tight enough. Nothing seems...

( I was asked by the author to write a poem about...
The book is called Groomed - by Laurie Matthew...

White tiger lily
proudly rising to the sky...

Born as a target
for heinous crimes...

Collapsing values fall from the quiet sky,
as the chill of emptiness pieces deep...

Getting you out my head is hard
Unlocking the guilt you gave to me...

I wake up drowning
in a puddle of my tears...

Guilty because it is all my fault
It is all I am worth...

I'm cutting up roses into petals of truth,
then...

Something you know exists;
a thing you know is dangerous...

I'm trying not to lie to you
but I can't promise that there will be...

Gutter's Diamond
I am not proud of who I am...