I saw you yesterdayfor the first time in a long timeI thought by nowI would be able to walk by, look you in your golden eyesand feel fineInstead, my body reactsas if it’s in its final momentsas if you’re the hunterand I am the fleeing rabbitMy heart raps at my sternuma rhythmic, forceful poundingshuttering my... Continue Reading →
It's been 6 months since I last saw youAnd what’s funny is I had no idea that last timewas going to be the last timeEverything was so normalWe chatted, we laughed and then parted waysAs if we’d see each other again tomorrowAnd then that text came throughThe first of a few that ripped my heart... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptHave you ever broken a bone?View all responses I've never broken a bone. Well, that's not true. When I was 12 I did break my finger during a volleyball game at a family party but, that hardly counts. I have however had my heart broken numerous times which I think is just as... Continue Reading →
I dreamt of you again last nightyou seem to be invading my dreamsmore often than not these daysAt first, I was angryhow dare you break into my head my inner sanctumin my most vulnerable stateafter you tore apart my heartwith your bare handsBut, I began to grow accustom to seeing you theremeeting you in my... Continue Reading →
Maybe it wasn't youMaybe it was justthe way your eyes meeting minerushed blood to my cheeksburning from the inside outheart pounding at my chestdesperate to beat its way through my sternumquivering hands words stucktongue failing to recallhow to movebutterflies irritating my stomach liningmoments later words spewinganxiety crawling out of my mouthlike a swarm of angry,... Continue Reading →
I miss you sometimeseven though I've reminded myselfover and overyou are not mine to miss...you never wereNevertheless the feeling..that nagging, longingcreeps inDuring the dark silence3AMalone in bedme and my boisterous, scrambled thoughtsof you of what could have been...It stalks me in the carstrikes opportunisticallyme unexpectingthe lyrics of a songthe hum of a melodyshooting bullets into... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I drown in "what ifs"they crash over mepummeling like wavesleaving me heaving for airsalt stinging open woundsSometimes, I let thempull me outinto the riptidedrag me to the pastfloat there awhilea sea of different endingsall leading to a loss of airall resulting in megasping on the ocean floor
I really cared about youAnd I think you knew thatNo, I knew you knew thatI had told you so many timeswith wordswith actionswith the way I looked at youIt was so clearso obviousThe thing wasI could never tell if you cared about meSometimes I thought you dida look in your eyesa kind gesturea corny lineOther... Continue Reading →
I feel like I’m always trying so hard to keep it all together. Like a piece of paper with the edges burned...those burns are dark and they run deep. I’m torn and tattered. My heart has been slowly breaking in two for years. It tears apart, slowly and painfully. Each string breaks on its own... Continue Reading →
K.J Stafford 