"In Ink I Build Him" Page edges curl like whispered hopes I keep hidden tight— I write his name in loops that catch the morning light. No face I’ve seen, no voice that fills the air, Yet every word weaves him with tender care. I give him eyes like summer skies just before rain, Hands that would ...Read more

"The Space Where You Used to Be" I still set two plates at our table small, Pour coffee in your cup just like before; My hands know the way, though I know it’s all A habit that I can’t bear to ignore. Your jacket hangs still by the bedroom door, Your favorite book sits open on the shelf; I trace...Read more

"Words That Faded Like Mist" He held my face and said "forever’s ours," That we were bound deep in our souls; "Nothing can pull us apart," he swore, Making me believe in stories told. He spoke of futures we would build as one, Of love that time could never break; I gave my heart to every single ...Read more

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥" 𝙀𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙄 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨— 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢, 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙; 𝙃𝙚 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙...Read more

"ᴍᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ" "ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ sɪsᴛᴇʀ—sʜᴇ’s sᴏ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴀᴛ," ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇʏᴇs sᴄᴀɴɴɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇ; "ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪᴍ, sᴏ ᴄᴀʟᴍ ᴀɴᴅ sᴡᴇᴇᴛ?" ᴀ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴜʟʟs ᴍᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ʀᴇʟᴇɴᴛʟᴇssʟʏ. ɪ’ᴍ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ sᴄᴀʟᴇs ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs’ ᴡɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɢʀᴀᴄᴇ, ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ᴇʟsᴇ;...Read more

ɪ'ᴍ ᴛɪʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ. My bones ache deep with every step I take, My eyelids heavy as I push through day; Each muscle screams for me to hit the brake— But I keep walking on my chosen way. The road is long, the load sits hard on my back, My hands are blistere...Read more

Oh, how perfect it all is— He brings her flowers once a year, "Forgot our date," he calmly says, She smiles and says "it's fine, my dear." They post their "couple goals" each day, While hiding fights behind closed doors; "Relationships take work," they say, As if that's what love's really for. H...Read more

"𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝙸𝚜" 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚟𝚘𝚠𝚜, 𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗; 𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚘𝚠, 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚒𝚗 ...Read more

"Pages Unwritten" In lecture halls where words take flight, I steal a glance across the room; He laughs with her, his eyes so bright— A sight that fills my heart with bloom and gloom. His coffee mug matches her notebook shade, They share secrets I’ll never know; I trace his name on pages I’ve ma...Read more

"The Crown and the Sword" In castle halls of gold and stone, She stood with crown upon her head; He knelt in armor, steel and bone, His heart for her alone was led. "Our blood runs different, high and low," The court would whisper, sharp and cold; But love in their true hearts would grow, A stor...Read more

"Across the Miles That Keep Us Apart" Each dawn I wake to your empty side, The pillow cold where your head should lie; My fingers trace the space you hide, And reach for you beneath the sky. The stars we watch from different lands, The same moon lights your face and mine; I hold your name within...Read more