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Crescent

Tonight, a beginning clings to the edge of this crescent moon – hanging with grace like a precious jewel. Beginnings never arrive solitary – endings pave the way for a fresh arrival. I take myself back, for a brief moment, through the roads that carried grief within their curvatures, through the places that hold the memoryContinue reading “Crescent”

Pain as a necessary reminder

Welcome back, little girl, small palms carrying a world so heavy. I tried to tell you – your hair is meant to wrap around the earth’s roots and your eyes are an offering to the sea. You didn’t listen. You trusted in a world that’s so elusive where lust and love are tangled up likeContinue reading “Pain as a necessary reminder”

Split

Call to the girl within It’s been a while as the path is branched with diversions. Nevertheless, I always return within – to you. Sometimes weary, tired; on other days I come hurried and distracted; today, I’m here to ask for the way forward. You’ve always known although you embrace silence, wanting to let meContinue reading “Split”

Homecoming

You have finally arrived. On the sole of your feet I can see the imprints from each step steps marked with grit and resilience; You have come a long way. Remember – how close you were to sinking? On some days you prayed for the sea to swallow you whole. For your body to cementContinue reading “Homecoming”

So I stayed

December 19, 2017 We live in a world whose values are diametrically opposite to goodness. I cannot turn for advice, for their mouths are foul with pride and their hearts sing of selfishness. I now know that what is good will never get approval from those who claim to hold your hand. True teachers are silencedContinue reading “So I stayed”

Late Lovesong

June 03, 2017 I craved to feel this kind of love, anchored into my inside with the clarity of water. your eyes speak of a visceral honesty; you hold your head in truth, and carry light in the depths and spasms of this tired world. I knew you’d be mine. into you my darkness IContinue reading “Late Lovesong”