i know you from before,

since before this life.

our bodies were one

our power—overkill.

we were cursed,

we were forced to separate.

our soul

split down the middle.

we were torn apart.

ever since,

my soul has been

searching for you.

we came here

for each other

twin flame shit

it’d be a shame

it’d be a shame, truly,

to have to find out.

so, watch how you speak

when you speak about me

use your venom loosely.

what goes out

will come back to you.

words won’t prosper

the same

i promise

i know you from before,

since before this life.

let the bells ring

when company

arrives i set

us both free.

take us on a ride

too intense

to sit quiet for.

our parents

didn’t show us this.

didn’t love like this.

i grant you

permission

to love on me

your hardest.

to touch on me

again. please do

that thing again

where you let

your guard down

and tell the truth.

please do

that thing

you do, where

you let me in

and you let me

love back on you.

our parents were

too afraid to love like this.

clarity

here’s to manifesting

a new life. a clearer vision.

an abundant love.

here’s to opening

our hearts to those

who need us, and

walking away from

places that serve us

no good.

here’s to starting new,

without hesitation,

as often as change

requires us to.

beauty to me is faith.

some days, we can agree there is a god.

we’ve cried out for the same things.

in pain, in shame, in agony.

we’ve yelled out—in tears, with joy

with love, with grace.

we’ve made the same promise,

to be good.

so good, we repent.

we pray for both forgiveness

and freedom

from the mistakes we’ve made

we’ve lost our sense of conceit

we’ve lost our desire to be mortal

we wanna live with this moment forever.

things are good here.

—YOU—

where did you learn to be this good?

who did you speak to, to find me?

hide and seek, it’s possible

my demons sought out for you.

do you really believe you could love me?

do you really believe in a love

that could last forever?

do you—truly believe in

all ways?

you n me, we could pray on it.

we could talk to god together

ask ’em about the chances.

ask ’em to do us this solid,

say—just this once.

and believe it to be so.

and just believe

—we both believe in this

just as much, as one another.

beauty to me, is faith.

at the end of the day,

i wanna say i do,

and believe you do, too.

bitter truth

if i believe you to be

the person, i know you can be

i will do my best to show

you yourself. i will hold you

up high, in the light of lights.

i will say i care,

in more ways than one.

if my words

are too bitter a medicine,