Insomnia

 I can’t sleep

When you’re here 

Because I can’t stop

Kissing you

But also

I can’t sleep

Without you here 

Petals

Typically I am a rose bud

Wrapped up tightly 

Slow to release

Petal by petal

With you I am open

Full and ready

Flourishing in the light

You make me bloom

You Changed Everything

 I didn't realize how I had 

Never

Known 

The feeling of being truly

Loved

Back

Until you. 

Lockjaw

 You know the phrase

“That’s easy for you to say”

Not for those with 

Mouthfuls of curled tongues 

We choke on the words 

Suffocating in stifling 

Life’s lessons locked our jaws

Speaking is dangerous 

Don’t.

 

Don’t 

Disturb my butterflies 

My head swims in your smile 

Face flushes 

When you call unexpectedly 

I can’t separate it 

Friendship and feeling 

Queasy pit of my stomach

If you don’t like me

That’s fine but 

I don’t want to be a 

Bargain bin therapist 

I’ve given up pieces of myself 

So many times 

If all you can offer is 

Another empty space in me 

And a gash to my heart

Just don’t. 

The Worst Pain

Wide enough 

To crack the spine 

Shuttered heart 

Doors left ajar 

I let you know me

I let myself be known

This is why I feel stupid

This is what I regret

Be Still

Stop
Just stop for one second
A minute
Make it fifteen
Fifteen minutes isn't long
Just breathe
Be present
Feet rooted to the ground
You are flow
Systems of your body
Thoughts in your head
Release
After these few moments
You can go back to it
Productive
Daily grind
But stop just for now
Take in your surroundings
Feel the space you occupy
Center
Acknowledge
You are here
You are loved
You are worthy
Right now