I am the skeleton; Fragile, Frail, Worthless. I am not the heart that pumps blood through veins, Or the brain that controls what I do, Or the lungs that breathe fresh wind to the soul. I am a lump of coal compared to diamonds, But even coal has value. I am the …
“Undecided” by Bianca Wilson
I can feel his fingers crawling over the back of my neck like spiders, trying his hardest to be gentle as he swoops my hair behind my ear; all the while making my stomach float around with butterflies. He smells like chocolate chip cookies… like the homemade ones his mom used to make whenever I …
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I guess I’ll never be comfortable until I can cry by myself. Unfortunately whenever I cry I have to be screaming for help. I have to hold it back too many times the tears fall behind open eyes. And when I finally let people see into my soul and mind, they leave me behind with …
“A Midnight Dream” by Shaniqua Sutton
“Good morning, sweetness. How you feel?” This would be the first sentence to rush across my lips on the long road that leads to your ears. The second that you open your eyes my heart begins to flutter. An internal shutter of astonishment every time I see the twinkle in your eyes, in those beautiful …