the genuine

You feel out of yourself,
but never more genuine that in that instant,
when you let go of the fear of being who you are,
and let yourself live the life you want,
even when it's not supposed to be right.

summer days

And it felt like the perfect day,
one I had been in need of,
sunshine and just a hint of rain,
my lifetime friends,
a cold pool that gets better once you dive in,
laughs that make you cry,
and cries that make you laugh,
made me remember when I was a child.

is it new?

Some days my heart feels heavy for no reason at all,
and I forget if this used to be my natural state,
or if it's entirely new.

once in a while

Every once in a while you'll encounter someone who has unkind things to say about you, even when they didn't even have the courtesy of getting to know you. It's not okay but it's also not completely avoidable, it's not your task to make yourself as they wish you were. Remember their words do not make you or break you.

the 500th: perfect and tragic

No one can love you the way you want them to love you,
they can only love you the way they know,
that's what you do too,
and it can be both perfect and tragic.

what remains

And I guess the question remains... can we really forgive if we can't forget?

the little birds

They observed from a tree branch as people walked by, fascinated with the act, it wasn't natural, they knew they were just faking and they wondered how long can someone keep up the act.

the adventurer

Just the thought of it made me happy, like maybe in another universe I'd be that girl.