Mello

Mom you’ve given me so much
From the love you gave, to your warmest touch
You’ve always been there for me
Even after the times I said things that I didn’t mean
You were the one who taught me from me right from wrong
The one who did the best hairstyles when my hair was long

The gentle hand that held mine when I was hurt
You’ve been through the times that made me leap and the ones that we worst and best kept discreet
I thank the Lord that He’s blessed me with someone like you
Someone who encourages her child and tells her to stay true
I thank for the times I thought you were my number one best...

Overwhelmed

I watch the clouds in the sky from my windowsill slowly blanket the earth with layers of snow. The glass under my fingertips feel like ice and my breath fogs the window pane as the night folds in, casting a long shadow looming over me all the way up to my bedroom wall. I can hear the shadow whispering its malicious words in my ear, the words drilling into my already-broken soul like an old tape recorder repeating itself over and over again. Its calling to me ... provoking me ... toying with the feelings I didn’t want to feel in my bones.
I feel like a small lonely dandelion, floating...

It took a long time for me to realize just how much he still loved her
hearing those three words roll off my tongue made me feel like a splinter
I couldn’t tell him anything, who was I when I felt like I was sinned?
the times I spent with him were priceless...yet I cherished every bit nevertheless
the breathtaking flames he left burning on my lips through my first kiss
he said, “We’ll stay together okay? Just like you wished,”

My reply to him was that I loved him to the point where I would break
but I couldn’t deal with the painful consequences of what came next
would there ever be a time...