Your movementsdebauched but steadyprecise like you arealways at the ready But your actionsare now instinctiveyou blend right inwith the crowd Your social cues performedwith perfect precisionno one even noticesthe undiluted shell you’ve become Your balance is offyou are strugglingto find your centeryour feet arenot touching the ground And like a pendulumyou swingwith every feelingyour core ...

Penned by Destiny Constantin & Calpernia Charles Fall changes something insideMy heart feels more prominentMy stomach is warmThe feeling of happiness flows freeWatching the leavesOn the trees change colorsGreen to red, orange to brownFeel of the holidays in the air Pumpkin spice flavorsBlatant and boldApple pie, cinnamon, nutmegAll spices screaming out loudSweet treats and familiesStories ...

Rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall… This is the rhythm the chest takes on to breathe. This is the same rhythm you take when you’re in love with someone. Rise and fall, rise and fall, rise and fall…

Incongruity is worn like A kimonoSplashing, swimming in the heat A back drop of goldenrod In its prime And the smell of crab applesFallen under the trees School in session As summer slowly Loses its grip.Welcome to Autumn.

You give me comfort. When all I can see are grey skies, you make my smile shine bright again. In the dark, every time I start to feel fear you tell me you’re right here and to hold on and lean on you. You give me comfort. When I want to lose faith you hold ...

Who needs to bring a knife to a gunfight, when all you have to do is leave your heart wide open? Hand them the match, what will they do? Will they let your heart go up in flames, and be consumed by the smoke inhalation, and turn to ash? Or will they give your heart ...

My mind feels like a puzzle Made from pieces I’ve found along the way Not a complete set And with no picture to speak of. Sitting here with a rattled mind Wondering what I should do Doing everything in my power To distract myself from what I’m supposed to do I always wonder why I ...

The heat from your lips starts to warm my body from within, I arch my back from your gentle touch, The restraints kept me in place, I’m bounded to this bed by your aching love and your gentle touch.

Illuminated skull Misshapen by shadows Casting a gaunt face Held tightly against the bones By shimmery tacks of light A hollow vessel, for nothing, resides Where shadows hide Unilluminated, darkened by the increasing black shadows Stealing peace of mind Agitation in the jaw Grinding broken teeth Like shattered glass Embedded in the gums and the ...