Behind Bars

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/12/02/11/21/prison-553836_960_720.jpg Image from Pixabay You are no longer a humanBut a numberIn a systemA six by four cellIs now your homeAnd lonelinessBecomes your best friend Alex

I Can Run, But I Can’t Hide

Image from Pixabay It hurts every timeYour name comes up in conversationsSince we run in the same social cyclesI can’t admit that I have feelingsTowards youBecause that reminds meThat I lost youAs a friend too Alex

A Girl And Her Guitar

Image from Pixabay There was a girlWho called the streetsHer homeThe only things she has leftWere the clothes on her backAnd her guitarBut she a dreamTo be on stageWhere her voiceCan be heardAnd her storyCan be told Alex

Chocolate

Image from Pixabay It can be light and sweetOr dark and bitterYou can eat itTo celebrateOr use itAs a heart healerAfter a breakup Alex

Under The Maple Tree

Image from Pexels The same treeThat we played underWhen we were kidsOur make-out placeWhen we were teensAnd the same treeWhere our bodiesWill come to rest Alex

Transition

Image from Pixabay I didn't wake up yesterdayAnd decided to turnMy life as I know itUpside downIt's not a choiceBut a discomfortThat kills youIf you don’t let it go Alex

Behind The Lens

Image from Pexels The way you see things Behind the lens Is like the fog That comes from everyday life Is gone and is crystal clear Like when the spices from food Wake up your taste buds From a long sleep Alex

After

Image from Pixabay After you told meThat I’m not enoughBecause of my disabilityWhich felt likeYou clawed my heartRight out of my chestRipped it into piecesAnd gave it back to meTo try and put it back togetherAfter months, years passedAnd I somewhat healedYou say you love meAnd want to go back together Alex

Hunger

Image from Pixabay A hunger To have anything I can’t have When I go to a shopMy hands become a magnet That gives in The rush to steal And not get caught Alex

The Star Of David

Image from Google They gathered usLike sleepOnto trailersWith just darknessAnd the sound of children cryingScared of the unknownDays have passedWhen we arrivedAnd looked aroundYou could see alive ghostsWith one thing in commonThe star of David Alex