She and I are not the same
I don’t have the courage to ask...

The cavity in my chest is filled with carbon.
But my eyes still leak shades of aquamarine...

I plant my feet firmly into the softened soil,
Digging in my toes until they become my roots...

There’s a lot of places I thought I’d
see before I ever saw this year...

I try not to think about you anymore
But it’s hard to forget how your smile touched...

Hey, I’ve called you up again
Just to hear your voice on the other side of the...

Securely tucked in their warm glow,
The frost in my chest begins to thaw...

You pluck what you want from me like the petals of...
Yet I do nothing to fight back, wishing to give...

I miss honeysuckle and wild berry bushes,
Carefully climbing trees in the front yard...

How do I unravel you from my mind?
It’s like you’ve made a permanent nest...

They call me the favorite, the perfect child;
Their words biting at my fragile skin...

We are broken in different ways
But the hurt feels similar, not quite the same...