Off The Topic Thursdays/ Fall Leaves

Image is from Pexels The beginning of a leaf Starts with the pattern of its lines With one drop of water at a time Gifted by the rain Playing in the wind With the other young leaves Then comes fall And everything starts to change colours Preparing for a new life cycle That comes with … Continue reading Off The Topic Thursdays/ Fall Leaves →

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Like A Bear

Image is from Pexels You want to go everywhere and anywhere While I want to stay in one place here I need you to listen, not just hear Because this isn’t some fake fear Like a bear In a cage Needing to be Wild and free Alex

Off The Topic Thursday/ Sea Coral As Tear

Image is from Pexels Hello, my friend, the wind Will it ever end? The dim of the coral sea With the rhythm of the waves And the tears of remembering Of what used to be And what we will be With what is left after (I’m comparing mental health to environmental destruction Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ The Sun As Love

Image is from Pexels Love can blind you Like the sun rays Coming out of the trees Without knowing what it means Yet you will still be Facing the aftermath When the moon Goes high Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Activist

There is some in putting yourself out there Until you have a reason To spare your face to the world You aren’t asking for fame Just hope that a story to tell Will avoid hate and some of the pain Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Wired Thought

Image is from Pexels Picture a wire as a creator’s thought. Sometimes the energy flows. From one end to another With an outcome light But when there is a knot You will be fought by force Until you figure out Which end goes where Alex

Off The Topic Thursday/ Hand

Image is from Pexels Dear head, I push you To the limit when you need to hold But not when you need to be held So there is a price to pay When you can’t move anymore So it’s a lesson of give and take Both parties need to learn. Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ That Summer Night

Image is from Pexels One summer night, many years ago I was planning to stay at home But my mum guilted me into going to a BBQ There, I saw a familiar face But my mind didn’t connect the dots at first Since the last time I saw them He was a boy, now a … Continue reading Off The Topic Thursdays/ That Summer Night →

Off The Topic Thursday/ Trans Flag

Image is from Pixabay You are in the blue or the pink Where society puts you The minute you are born You start to grow bit by bit And you use that white space As a thinking bridge Of who do you want to Moving to the other side Staying where you are Or returning … Continue reading Off The Topic Thursday/ Trans Flag →

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Closet

The image is from Pexels What’s the closet like? Like a room full of doors and ways out But they are locked to you Like water leaking, even if there aren’t any holes Like a room full of people But no one can hear You're yelling for freedom Breaking the perfect mirror To become a … Continue reading Off The Topic Thursdays/ Closet →