like a pinprick, he did sting me
left behind an itching bump
but i did not become indignant
for now i know that i’m alive
with a sizzle, she did burn me
left behind a nasty scar
i embraced the raw affliction
for i’m reminded: i’m alive
how brutally, he did strike me
left behind traumatic fear
i tearfully dispose of despair
for yet, though battered, i’m alive
in a hurry, she did leave me
left behind a broken heart
i dry my eyes and smile again
for through it all, i am alive
~mj
i have wanted this since i was but a child, conjugating verbs and dreaming of dancing through the streets, through the nights yet here i am, wanting to destroy it all for it is worthless without you.
by now, someone must have told you that love is not a person and they were right love is many people as many people as you can fit in your heart, actually. love is every person you’ve smiled at, even
i used to sit on this platform at 3 in the morning when i couldn't sleep. i taught myself how to play guitar here. there was something so enticing about the danger, being so high in the air- something