Poem | sunlit mind

sometimespretty isn’t perfectbeauty isn’t kindmalice be bloomingcovering corners ofa sunlit mind yet mostlyperfect need not be prettynor should kindness be a beauin darkness the world restsso in daylight we cangrow

Poem | seeds planted

roots crawling secretlyaround under my skullseeds planted long sincefind the places my darkimaginings fail to reachand when i least suspectgrow flowers where i thoughtinfinite desolation reignedmajestic sceptres powerlessas heartbeats overcomemy own destructive mind

Poem | lion’s den

tough manes crowninginexorable obsidian eyesa loud roar yearning toescape my captive heartpainfully raw as truest truth how long have i beentrapped in the lion’s den? how much longer have iblinded by dark delusionthought the lion was me?no herculean effort savesme from this here defeat how long until i canflee from the lion’s den?