A poem of self-acceptance and the determination to let go of toxic people. — It wasn’t a phase, even though you wished it so; The feelings inside festered like a disease — at least you told me that was so. Like a caterpillar, leaves a cocoon, I didn’t believe the hate you spewed. The ignorant ideas you always consumed, It did not stay with me…

The inner thoughts of an angel while he loses his wings. — The moment you awake to emptiness. Devoid of feeling, almost unconsciousness. Emotions swirl into a pit of pain. Knowing that you only have yourself to blame. No mind, no memory of which to refer. Wake in the morning and feel a blur. Knowing something hurt, but not what. Ice cold coffee…

A poem of self-acceptance and perseverance. — Balancing the dark and light, Such a long and awful plight. You feel like giving up. All the negative intrusive thoughts, Your soul feels corrupt. It is not the answer to excise this curse. For what are we but two things in one? By nature, you are born from two…

A limerick of human mortality. — Tiny pumping machine. The scalpel is ready to slice, it is very keen. Maintaining life is what it does. But this heart is aged, it does not pump as good as it was. It stops, and the body fades despite the efforts of the machine. Author note A limerick is a challenging…