“People are all we’ve got”
“People are all we’ve got,” she said Earnest eyes imploringly demanding that I acquiesce There was a time i would have agreed Identity and self-worth contingent on external validation Despondently concluding that the opinions of others And my ability to attract them Served as the foundation of all hope there was to be had in […]
Sickly Sweet
Yearning An inexplicable pull from Somewhere above my stomach And below the aching cavity in my chest My heart thudding erratically My lungs forgetting to expand Until I suddenly draw gasping breaths Fingers shaking Sweat-glistened palms Clenched into tight fists Desperate to hide How deeply my desire for you consumes me I reach out Arms […]