I stand at the precipice of war with a rusted armour too fragile to protect; it causes more pain than protection. But fight I must. The battle has started and bravery is required, else I remain within the towers of my own torment from the demons that sabotage my every thought. My heart is fragile,…
A mile in your shoes
Programmed to the beat of your heart; it is my marching sound. I try and break free, to breathe my own air, to sit within the void, but the stillness suffocates my lungs. Fear. Loneliness. Trauma. Denial. Avoidance. Worth. All these things are twined together to create the umbilical cord attaching my emotions, my worth,…
Tears & Rain
I can’t discern my tears from the droplets of rain cascading down my cheeks; both are warmed by the June sun rising behind the cityscape through my drenched lashes. My soul screams for life. At the top of its lungs for freedom. Until it’s tired to be the focus of the love I have and…
Just, maybe
I feel like I haven’t grown up. LIke I’m stuck at a point in my childhood and it’s just my body that is ageing.
The Sum of Who I Am
I don’t have a single energy. I have duality which are the parts that create the sum of who I am. I am neither a man, nor a woman, yet I am both simultaneously.
Authentically, me
n the few seconds it takes me to get into bed, a gang of thoughts crowd behind my eyes. Yet instead of the usual violent nature of their voices, I am confronted with compliments…