A Reply You Never Asked For
You said you knew everythingI wonder what you missed, still I stayed. You called it understanding,I called it a wound you kissed, still I stayed. You turned away from the…
The Weight of Power
You speak of strengthas if it is given. As if the worldhands it gentlyto those who ask. It does not. Power is not granted.It is takenfrom doubt,from fear,from every weaknessyou…
What Pain Teaches
You speak of peaceas if it were somethingthe world has forgotten. But peace was never lost. It was buriedunder the weight of comfortuntil pain comesto remind you it exists. People…
2:17 AM
At 2:17 AMeverything becomes louder. Not the worldthe thoughts. The ones you ignored all dayline up quietlyand ask to be heard. It removes distractionslike peeling paint off a walluntil only…
Advice to the One Who Writes
Do not beginwith our voices. Begin where your silencestarts to ache. Writeas if language has just been inventedand you are the firstto discover its fire. Do not ask the crowdwhat…
Where the Light Meets the Dark
Love is not only light. It is also the roomwhere shadows learn your name. It is the quiet placewhere two souls sit togetherwith their hidden storms. Your light found my…
The Clock That Listens
The clock on the wallpretends to rule the room. Tick by tick,it counts the secondslike a careful accountant of time. But the clock is not the ruler. It is only…
The Person Who Stayed
Not everyone who loves youwill stay. Some will wavefrom the bright windows of your lifeand disappear at the next station. Some will promise foreverthe way children promisethey will never grow…
Why Would I Lie
Why would I lieIf you gave me a chance to explainWhy would I lieIf you haven't threatenedWhy would I lieIf you accepted my truthWhy would I lieIf you made me…