did the storm of

my love frighten you?

is that why you left?

was i really too

much to weather?

losing myself

because of you

wasn’t a fair trade.

sometimes

she had the

saddest eyes.

the type of

eyes you could

drown in.

- sink

when i fall,

i drown.

- dense

some mornings,

just the thought of you

makes my entire day.

other mornings,

your thought is the reason

i stay in bed all day.

today, will you give me joy

or take it all away?

she was so
beautifully lost,

searching for
herself

in all the places the
universe took her.

following signs,

looking for any
glimpse of clarity.

for someone who
was so misplaced,

she carried around
a lot more

strength than

they ever knew.

perhaps i will

spend the rest

of my life

chasing people

who remind me

of you.

- you’ve forever
ruined me

i’ve given up

on finding love.

it will come to

me when it’s

ready.

- surrender

life is hard,

i know.

it’s a never-ending roller

coaster of ups and downs.

highs and lows.

and sometimes we

get motion sickness,

nauseous.

we hit our tipping point,

wanting to make it stop.

get off the ride,

take a break,

and settle our stomachs for a bit.

but it never ends.

life keeps moving.

the earth keeps turning.

and yes,

it is hard.

so damn hard.

but whatever you do,

just hold on.

please do not let go.

please do not give up.

i still look at the sea and think of you.

you’ll never know

true respect

and tenderness until you

accidently stumble across it.

this is why so many

of us are struggling.

we have excepted the lesser.

the nonsense.

we have subconsciously

convinced ourselves

it’s the best we will get.

granted-

it’s all we have

ever known.

it’s what we have

always received.

unbelievable.

trust me when i say,

you deserve more.

but you already knew that.

there is better out there.

i promise.

you just have to want

it bad enough.

go out and find what

you deserve.

you won’t regret it.

oh love.

how you make

such fools out of us.

there was nothing

romantic about

our lost love.

it was a tragedy.

i’m still trying to

recover from what

is left of you.

tomorrow we

will be history.

old news.

we will be past lovers,

erased words,

fading memories.

you and i will be two

people who used to know

the constellations

of one another,

but are now terrified

of the evening sky.

so please,

hold me throughout

the night.

just one more time.

i never want

tomorrow to come.

there is no pain greater

than losing the one you love,

only to watch them move on

and find someone else.

so you sit with nothing

but your thoughts,

wondering what is wrong with you,

or why you weren’t good enough?

but here’s the truth;

there is nothing wrong with you.

nothing would have made them stay,

or changed their minds.