Category: Poems

Me, Too – A Poem

*Content Warning: The following poem deals with topics such as sexual assault and self harm. Me, Too The three of you take up so much space in my head. Though each of you are gone from my life, remnants of you remain. I don’t… Continue Reading “Me, Too – A Poem”

Past Self – A Poem

I’m struck by my past when I look upon a photo of myself. In the photo, I’m forever stuck in the pose of balance during a time where I was still trying to learn who I was and dream of what I wanted to… Continue Reading “Past Self – A Poem”

Ten Years of Magic – A Poem

When I was a young man, I wished for you. Magic was real to me, even back then. I wished for a man who would carry love within him and that he wouldn’t be afraid to let that love shine out through his eyes… Continue Reading “Ten Years of Magic – A Poem”

Lessons Learned – A Poem

You are the first woman that I knew in my life. Not only did you raise me, but you taught me lessons that are more valuable as the years go onward. You taught me that kindness is a very special magic. Every time you… Continue Reading “Lessons Learned – A Poem”

The Unknown Stages of Grief – A Poem

Grief is malleable. It shifts and moves like water through the mind. There are steps that have been forgotten. Grief is a caterpillar in the cocoon, and it has to completely lose its form and become nothing before it takes its final shape, growing… Continue Reading “The Unknown Stages of Grief – A Poem”