It’s a lie to say you’ll love someone forever A promise in disguise Therefore it is often taken much too literally And only ever leads to further heartbreak A greater pain once the love...

Wings of an eagle and heart of a lion, Ears of an owl and eyes of a dragon, Spine of a porcupine and voice like a bell, These belong to the one they call Mel.   Mel, Meliss, Melissa,...

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly." —The Little Prince   The dark of a stormy night laces the glass with rain With the tears of the sky I often feel on my own cheek   They...

The fire glowed with her heartbeat. Fast and warm. Each brick of the fireplace had been stacked by her father. He built this house, through summer and storm. He’d wished for a son and gotten...

I could fly. Colors spray up from the sea. Not the ocean, not the sun, not the earth, but from the sky. The boat rocked, you see. It trembled on the waves of the atmosphere. I could fly. The boat...

The New Girl   Once upon an ignorant girl She believed her life had hit its highest peak, But she knew little, this ignorant girl That this peak was the highest of the smallest summits And...

I refuse to see you when I’m awake, And only my dreams seem to provide solace from you. But the thing is, I dream of you. Your eyes Your smile Your laugh, But really I dream of how...