You have two choices in life; feed the fire, or, let it die. Be it passion,

center the tear stained faces staring up at dark ceilings contemplating life

Joy, light, happy moments, big smiles, comforting arms,

Waking up in darkness, the moon shining through my window… With tear filled eyes I sit up and remember what I was dreaming. His smiling face shining.

“Can you breathe?” the air is asking, as smoke fills my lungs. I am crouched under a leaf, the tears streaming down my face

Dear Man, I’m not going to pretend that I u… Pretend that everything is alright… It’s not. I’m hurt.

Peace comes: When laying under the stars. When wrapped up in his arms. When listening to bird song. When speaking to God above.

center Love is a simple thing, but we complicate it. We muddy it up with doubt and fear… Doubt in ourselves.

Lord, Things are unbearable. I have been shouting. I have been crying. Hoping you would listen.

Words fail.

This storm can’t take away my sorr… This rain can’t wash away my fears… I am scared of all tomorrows, I’m scared to wipe away my tears. I only need someone to listen,

It’s a partly cloudy but terribly cold day. I’m running late for school and still have to scrape my truck windows of ice. I finally get there about five, maybe ten, minutes late to my U...

I walk around, feeling whispers. Avoiding the eyes that prosecute m… The stares. The glares.

I close my eyes to surrender to th… but instead get bombarded by image… Your smile flashes at me from the… Your laughter bubbles out, and it’s like I’ve gone back in ti…

I was sixteen when it happened. My best friend Lilly convinced me to go to a party her boyfriend Joe was throwing and like an idiot I caved. As Lilly and I walked in the door she ran of...