Image is from Pexels The mind goes in a loop Where you first start counting The hours, then the minutes Then the seconds And even one second will Feels impossible to pass The next loop is the opposite Like the time in reverse And you feel you Never catch up to be A runner in … Continue reading Anxiety Around Time
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The Locals
Image is from Pexels A family of the town Are the ones who stay where they are From early childhood or even They are carriers of history and events You won’t learn from the books That if you don’t stop and ask You won’t be able to know Since they know everyone and every connection … Continue reading The Locals
A Chance Encounter
Image is from Pexels A chance encounter When this girl is clearly moving in Asks me to hold the lift for her So I lend her a hand and a smile Since she looks like she would use A friendly one After I helped her, I waved And went on with my day Hoping to … Continue reading A Chance Encounter
The Orange Tree
Image is from Pexels There was this orange tree That gave the sweetest of fruit But then the land was sold And no more care was shown to it So, everything starts to get bitter The Earth grows it But it falls rotten Back to it Because it has no use Alex
Like A Seashell
Image is from Pexels A shell has many layers At the top, a plain shade For it to fade in the background So, it goes untouched and unharmed Not to be prey The shell has hits of colour Then the heart of the shell Is this fiery reds and oranges No jewel can compare Alex
Sleep And I
If it were up to meI would never sleepBut my body has other plansIt starts to slow downIn the way it movesBecoming a battle of willsOf the mind and the bodyWith one acting like a motherReassuring their childThat they will get to play another day Alex
When The Secret Is Out..
Image is from Pexels Sharing something you have been holding on to Sometimes for years Needing the right ears to hear It might be a small thing To the one listening But to you, it’s a ball of energy Fear of judgement Of being seen in a different light While your heart is Trying to … Continue reading When The Secret Is Out..
Uneven Us
Image is from Pexels They thought they loved In saying the words But instead of protection It becomes a curse That can’t be untwisted with hate But only with love Making the way to get there uneven Alex
Grandma’s House
Image is from Pexels The house of GrandmaBring a heap of good memories to mostIncluding most people in my familyI was taken there oftenYet it was clear thatMy sister and I weren’t as welcomedAs some of my other cousinsThose who were showered with sweetsSo that house holds a sense of uneaseAlex
Two Women…
Image is from Pexels Two women in a sea of men Yet with their beauty They grab you And you will ask them To hold you by the hand To show you The female power That can overcome The bitterness from the sweet Alex
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