Love Costs A Few Things
What would it take for you to miss that meeting today? On my 7th birthday? Or not pick up that call, When I was talking
The Silence of a Lost Childhood
Born with freedom, Yet locked in an invisible cage. No sense of freedom anymore, As my joy becomes a stolen page. Forced into the streets
A Dad’s Time
Not today, my dear, Tomorrow, my dear, Next time, my dear— Another tale of a dad. This dad, a busy dad, Always too busy for
Beneath The Weight Of My Silence
A night spent on my mother’s grave, This place, a haven of late. I feel the soil’s texture through my torn shirt, My dry blood
Reflections
Once upon a time, In a young girl’s heart, Cheer and warmth abounded. Such lightness, such openness; A shield from every outside threat. In due
I’m Fine (Not Fine)
Look at me, do I look whole? Mom thinks I’m broken, But I’m not just broken, I’m also battered, And I can’t fix myself. Physically
I Dream of Home Sometimes
There are days that I dare to dream otherwise, Of what a home would be for me and mine, Of how I would fill it
Tested By The Hands Of Time
Before my whole being gives up the fight Before my arms grow weary of holding you Before my ears find your voice unknown to me
The Toughest Man, What A Joke
A girl. A child. A daughter. A human, perhaps, But all you saw was a toughest man in there, When all I wanted to be
Longer Than We Should Have
Hopeful that tomorrow would be better Holding on to the belief That broken can be mended Confident that we would mature We held on longer
