To shelter
Is to confine.

Hearts unclaimed —
Thoughts unbound.

If only
You'd shown me
You care.

My saturated heart
Overflows with
Swallowed pride —
Reason drowning
In torrents
Of choked down bile
Rising.

When truths
Won't change,
Control the context.

Like how incantations
Hold no magic
Until spoken,
Love needs to be
Expressed.

Never give up,
No matter
How hard the task —
Even diamonds
Can be shaped.

Desire
Dictates
Deceit

It won't feel real
Until it hurts.

Luck is not
A trait obtainable
By repetition —
To gamble
Is to learn
To lose.

If it wasn't
For you
I'd stay
Afloat.

Which answer
Do you prefer —
I can be
Either honest
Or fair.

In absence
Of affection
Even a most spartan
Flicker of attention
May cause a spark.

Fangs bared,
Claws out —
Like wolves to the slaughter.

Death will feast
In wake
Of this humanity plague.

Bound to
Obligatory participation,
Not until
The bell sounds
Will they
Snap to attention.

The depth of
Your annoyance
Makes me wonder —
Was your love
Ever real?

Defy the
Ever-changing rules
Or live your life
In paper shackles.

Trapped indoors,
Unable to ignore
The outside world
Calling —
“Come out and play.”

There’s no need
To change for me —
Just hide your flaws, please.