Invaluable

July 14th, 2022

I let my world come crashing down
I could no longer hold it together
The ends of my last thread had frayed
And hanging on was too much pressure
Over the years I’ve given up hoping
That happiness could be in my life
But I was a victim of my circumstance
And realized I shouldn’t be a wife
Because my life is decided by me
I don’t want this state of confusion
I want to discover who I really am
I spent too much time in a delusion
So I let my world shatter piece by piece
Until I could no longer recognize it
I can change my hair, my job, my home
But these memories won’t let me forget
Everything I went through was for a reason
So I need to see this through
I never found out what it’s worth
But in the end I’ll find my value

The last poem I wrote before this was in April, titled “Whatever It’s Worth.” I might not know yet – but I’m getting there. (Photographed: April 2022-July 2022)

Falling

January 2nd, 2011

In that night
It all came down to that moment
We were in your room
We were in my car
We were in my room
The kiss was innocent
Friendly
But there was passion
You felt nothing
It was all me
I carried our kiss
The kiss was confusing
Every conversation left me wondering
How did I feel
Was this right
The kiss was how I knew
I knew from our kiss
The kiss was intense
Half asleep in my bed
The very instant my lips touched yours
It was so slow
Then it was all I could think about
I fell for our kiss
Then I fell in love
Then I fell in love
And I fell in love

Blind Confusion

December 20th, 2010

Tomorrow’s not looking good
But today’s not the day
Yesterday wasn’t either
Why do things happen this way
This is not what I want
But I don’t know if that’s true
I’m just so confused
I don’t know what to do
I know what I have
And I know what I don’t
It’s not going to happen
I can’t do what I won’t
But if it’s true
Why are these things in my mind
Why do I have eyes
That makes me feel blind
Why do I have questions
Of things I don’t want to know
And how can I love someone
Yet want to let them go