As A Child

Image is from Pexels When you are a kid You take life more from a viewpoint What we see is true to us No reading between the lines Or assumptions or built theories Which comes with age, life And your surroundings Alex

The Boat

Image is from Pexels A boat made from wood Carries the stories of people From one side to the other Going on with their day But when it is set to rest And even the waves stop to listen To what the boat And the sea has to say Alex

Love But..

Image is from Pexels In some places of the world You can love openly and freely Where you are loved and can love With no ifs or buts In other places, being yourself is A crime, no matter the How modern the time is Alex

A Life Left Untold

Image is from Pexels A soul from decades ago Is reborn in another person Having a chance to do What time has left undone Traces in faces That were unknown but dreamt about Until it stopped being missing Alex

Heal

Image is from Pexels There was a healer who wasn’t allowed to heal If she wanted her next meal Because good is meant There will be a friend With a healing heart Love is a beauty form of art Alex

That Knock

Image is from Pexels With each knock on the door The story changes Behind it could be Your long-lost child Who ran away from that same door Years ago Even if it feels like A memory from yesterday

Under Water

Image is from Pexels When we hide our feelings Thinking they aren’t real Or that they will fade with fear Using time as an excuse Putting things in water Won’t stay there forever Showing up, whether you're ready or not. Alex

My Towel

Image is from Pexels Will you hold my towel? The one I cover myself with When I choose to be Raw and naked with you In all my layers When I want to laugh When I want to cry Or when my emotion feels unknown Alex

The Walls

Image is from Pexels If the walls could talk How in my life would they walk What would they share with me again What is that impact That makes them want To have contact A picture to gain A record to turn into memory Worth saving from fading away Alex

One Of Us

Image is from Pexels One of us will work hard With their hands or their mind To travel and see the world Or stay in one place Settle down and start a family However, that might look like Alex