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Waiting for a magical moment or destiny or for things to just serendipitously fall into place is a lazy way of saying, “I don’t feel like making this work or happen myself.”

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How dare you
take me softly in your arms
and rustle my heart into life
without your whole heart.

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I’ve always preached that you should follow your dreams and things work out the way they’re meant to. But can you just up and change your entire path, your entire career a few years in?

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A bad day is your mind telling you, “I need you to take a break.” We don’t realize how many things are manifesting in our subconscious.

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When I stop calling your name, when I stop praying, please don’t hate me for it, find ways to bring me closer to you again softly and gently.

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Do you bust your butt to make it in a city or stay home and enjoy a slow-paced life?

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What if? But what if a million things?

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I am still in school, I still rely on my parents, and I’m still constantly thinking, “Am I doing everything right?”

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The first time someone else’s smile began etching away at the mess you left me in, I felt peace.

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But who can understand that when the person who’s been holding on for so long falls apart, they don’t fall slowly, they don’t fall in pieces, instead; they crash down rapidly in one piece paralyzing every little part of them.