She walks

the road most traveled;

she boasts that she

has never lost a fight-

when in fact

she’s never fought one.

she knows

what is right

what path

she should follow

but day by day

she inches away

her heart,

was,

dark and twisted.

she never wished,

for it to be that way.

but she wanted to make something,

something,

out of light,

out of goodness,

out of something,

beautiful,

and pure.

she wanted,

yearned for,

her blind,

darkened eyes,

to see,

through the darkness of her heart,

and find,

that something.

standing

on the edge

my toes

melting over the gap

the ground

crumbling over the ledge

trickling down

into the abyss

like i wish i could

it would be so easy

to take that step

to feel the nothingness

beneath my feet

the whistling

in my ears

as i fall

wind whipping

at my hair

teasing my heart

plummeting

with every beat

every breath

pushing me closer

i can't.

instead of

stepping forward

i retreat

fleeing

from my fears

to live

another day

(but what good is life if you live in fear?)

dancing

sideways

swinging away with me

always

swaying

to the left

while I lean

to the right

we still have internal rhythm

a continuum all melodies allow

Set on fire

all your woes

Burn them to ashes

To gain control

We’ve been here before

So you’re not alone

Set fire to this hell

You’ve turned into your home

For better is to come

Light will shine through

And you’d follow it till the end

To find your uttered beauty to be true

**Breaks during work is to have fun with words

#WordPlay #Motivate

Lonely in this cell,

this cell that I cannot leave.

The key is in my hand,

but I hide it away from my heart,

my mind, and my soul.

I carefully

edge away from the door,

as something passes by

that I've never seen before.

It holds them, my heart, in it's hands,

but I can't leave,

not that anyone understands!

I am in the back of my cell,

my ears plugged for the screaming.

To put their lives over mine?

Quit your dreaming.

I'm shaking,

I'm crying,

I'm dying

and lying,

but, hey, for now, I live.

I was lost

in the dark woods,

trying,

searching,

for an answer,

blind,

and lost.

And you were my flashlight,

you lit up my path,

in the darkness,

that fogged the paths,

so it was as if I could finally see.

Through the shadows,

you pierced,

like a knife,

and illuminated the darkness

of my heart.

I'll be honest,

I was so...

happy,

to see that

you were so...

happy,

too.