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

Off The Topic Thursdays/ The New Kid

Image from Pixabay was the new kidAt schoolAnd your best friendBefriended meInto the groupBecause we allHad only one thingIn commonWe use EnglishAs a way to speakBut as soon asA lieThat acted like wildfireI became a ghostAnd I was no longerYour friend Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Touch

When you grow up Being told that your job As a female Is to grow up and find A husband And get married A marriage to procreate The next generation Without the freedom To accept the feelings That someone can experience With the sense of touch Alex

Off The Topic Thursdays/ If Life Was A Movie

It would be real Not fake It would have happy scenes And sad ones With jokes And mixed tears In the end Alex