the flame

the match to his flame the calm to the raging sea behind his eyes the thread that stitches his wounds back together the light that shines into the depths of his soul the touch he craves when his world is caving in around him -EMC

Grounded

I need you you reached inside my chest & bared my heart & soul to the earth moon and stars vulnerable: yet I am comforted by the peace that is brought when you (once again) place my bare feet firmly upon the ground: a necessary task to be sure for the clouds cry out for …

better together

We are pillars of strength and softness of feminine power and beauty We are towers of goodness and yet…there is a sliver of darkness within The women and men who came before us in their example, we try to build an empire with hearts of gold, keepers of the peace crowns of justice adorn thy …

violet love

Theirs was a timeless love, a love that knew no bounds or limits Waiting, fighting, coming together to fall back apart Friends to lovers He grounded her She calmed him down Why then? Why did it take so long to come together? There were lessons to be learned Sinews reconstructed Threads tethered and reconnected Stories …

Wildflowers

his love wrapped around her life a petal’s caress his fingers held her like a vine to a tree the colors of their emotions like a field of wildflowers a love as wild as theirs was never meant to be tamed falling apart, coming back together finding themselves infinitely tied as one