Heart Wrapped Up in Tin Foil

Last night, I had a dream. I found an old suitcase in a dimly lit Victorian room reminiscent of those seen in horror game mansions. The darkness shied away from the candle on the nightstand, and I sat on the wooden floorboards, wondering what was in the tattered suitcase.  My hand approached the lid slowly,ContinueContinue reading “Heart Wrapped Up in Tin Foil”

In Between

She wakes up from another slumber Like the drowned gasping for air, Yet, she only dreams black, And does not know What torments her so. Her world is still dark Until the blinds are raised, But she always lies there Amidst the glimmers of light Through the gaps of curtain, To catch her breath AndContinueContinue reading “In Between”

On Pointe

She stepped into the room Of mirrors and barres, Remembering the smell of hard work And the sight of ugly injuries. Her legs unresponsive to the call,Still she soared into uncertainty – Another fall perchance, or A leap into new confidence? — Two years. Not a day went by without the thought of you; TheContinueContinue reading “On Pointe”

Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream

Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream. It’s as if my head has the same dream stuck on repeat; it ends the same way but it always happens in different places. I have my arm wrapped around yours and we walk laughing along the Seine in Paris and at other beautiful places.ContinueContinue reading “Tomorrow I want to wake up to a new dream”

Yesterday I woke up from a dream

Yesterday I woke up from a dream – The world welcomed a new normal, A new normal of everlasting days And sleepless nights. I lived in a world of grey cellophane, Of the lies we tell ourselves, And monochromatic events That forfeited souls still live for. In that world lived a boy with a beanie;ContinueContinue reading “Yesterday I woke up from a dream”