love me still.

when i show you my wounds. 

when i lay them out 

in the open and point 

exactly where it hurts. 

i don't expect you 

to heal me with your 

gentle words.

i don't expect you to build

bridges for me 

to cross the rough seas. 

i want you to be 

wise enough to see

what i am

made of.

and strong enough 

to love me still.

________

reminder.

do you feel it?
the rising and falling of unrest
in your bones
with each sigh, each smile, each nod
and each word
that rolls out from your
tongue
while the clock tiks
mercilessly on a tuesday afternoon.
stop.
right there.
pick yourself up
from the clutches of
monotony.
unburden your shoulders.
let them breathe.
let your mind breathe.
let your body breathe
let your heart breathe.
breathe.
breathe.
breathe.
until it is no longer
a task to live.
and now,
begin
again.

__________

mute.

if you let me,
i will build a path
of words
to reach your insides
and mute the
voices eating
you.

_________