A woman is not a vesselInto which to spill your seedNot a soulless tool to feed youTo meet your body’s greedA woman is not a cupFrom which you can freely drinkNot a puppet or a playthingTo entertain your winkA woman is no mere paintingNo unfeeling work of artHer body is no sculptureTo excite a hungry heartShe isn’t one of her ...

My thoughts, they chase each otherPassing batons in my brainVying for attention, driving me insaneThey jostle in my headspaceTheir knees and elbows pokeThey dart around like hummingbirdsOr marinate and soakThey make my breathing quickerThey make my stomach churnThey make me yearn for freedomBut my brain will never learn.

I just want to play hereIn the sandbox of your mindDig around with a plastic spadeAnd delight in what I findLeap across the monkey barsTill I feel like I can flyTravel on your train of thoughtAsking “Why? Why? Why?”You surprise me with your riddlesTease me with your jokesTell me a conspiracy theoryA mystery and a hoaxMake me laugh and giggleMake ...

Cocktail dresses and red lipstick swim around the hallMen with flashy grins and fat cigars – handsome, yes, and tallDressed to the nines, it’s easy to blend inBut nothing here excites me, not the people nor the ginAnd then suddenly, I see you – and my heart, it gives a leapYou’re dressed in a plain suit, obviously cheapShabby shirt, shabby ...

To see you smileI’d let you goBecause it’s crystal clearYou love him soSo I’ll gladly do itI’ll trade my smileTo watch yours light upAnd glow awhileSo go on, join himRun to his sideAnd if he makes you cryI’ll stay till the tears have driedI’ll cherish the chanceTo hold you closeStroke your hair as you cryAnd blow your noseThen I’ll watch ...

You are so romanticBut oh, I didn’t mean to fallAnd yet now, I’m lying hereAnd I’m lost inside it allI’m lost within the love you giveLost inside your heartWandering through your atriaTo claim the softest partPerhaps I’ll settle down hereDeclare this cosy space my ownSomehow, I’m just so willingTo name your heart my home.

I’ve got friends all around meBut I don’t let them see me acheBecause I’m the one they turn toI’m the one who never breaksI never learned to say “I need you”I never learned to ask “Please help”I was taught to be the ‘strong’ oneAnd leave my feelings on the shelfNow, a dozen hands are willingReady to catch me if I ...

I pretend I have no feelingsI act like I don’t careBut you’ve seen my type before And you know I’m prone to tear You’re aware that you will hurt meYou expect that I will bleedAnd you don’t want to see it But you can’t give me what I need And so you tread on glass chipsYou are wary with what you say You try to ...

I thought you were the ocean And that you were here to stay But you were a tsunami That swept me up along your way I thought you were the winds of change And no mere summer’s breeze Alas, I should have enjoyed your kiss Without falling to my knees I thought you were every season But you were simply ...

I’m putting on my suit of armourSteeling myself for your goodbyeFighting not to feel itBiting my lip so I don’t cryTelling myself I don’t need youHolding my head highThough a heavy heart pulls me downToday I’ll hush its cryPromising myselfI’ll somehow be okayTelling my heart it will liveTo love another dayTightening my bootsLifting up my shieldHolding back my heartachePraying the ...

I’m back on the rollercoaster Strapped into the ride Rising to its dizzying heights I soar, I fly, I glideDelighted by each moment Thrilled to climb so high Soaring to the heavens Oh baby, watch me fly But wait, what’s this?I’m dropping I’m falling like a stone I’m terrified by these depths They chill me to the bone But I ...

You’re such an expressive loverWith you, there is no ruseSomething stirs inside youThere’s an energy that brewsIt flows through your bodyIt slips out in your wordsI hear it in your laughLike a dozen singing birdsEven when you’re seriousIt flashes in your eyeAnd if I listen closelyI can hear it in your sighOh, I wanted so much to melt youBecause you’ve ...

You’re a tidal wave of raw emotionAnd you’re crashing into meI am logic and prudenceBut oh baby, you’re all I seeI’m swept up in your passionMelted by your kissLost between your armsDrowning in this blissYou whisper that you love meAnd I mumble it’s too soonBut each time you repeat itOh, my heart, it starts to swoonYou insist you want foreverI ...

I think I’ve met my next mistake Predictably dressed in blackI ought to keep my head about me But the fucking feelings are back And this one’s got a bodyThat’s sculpted like a beast And moves like he’s got rollersInstalled inside his feet He’s bold, dirty, cheekyBut also kind of kindAnd frankly, he’s a treatTo my body and my mind So, welcome fucking feelingsI guess I’ll ...

Shhh, don’t say another word You see, I just want to dance  I want to be putty in your arms  So I pray, give me that chance I want to be swayed across the floor Between your expert arms  Twisted, turned and swung around   By your calculating, sturdy palms  I want to be left breathless A puppet to your ...

I used to believe that I was destined To do important things To change this world for the better I used to think that I had wings! Then somewhere down the line I was told about The Script Turned out my lines were written And my job was just to fit Apparently, there’s a timeline And milestones we must meet ...

You said I am like Aysha I said ‘No, that’s not true’ So you quoted from the passage And said ‘She sounds just like you’ ‘She’s small and she’s lively Always grinning to her ears And even though she’s playful Aysha’s wise beyond her years’ And so I read the story I read of Jack and of his beau Of ...

They tell me you’re not mine But I know that that’s not true You’ll always be my daughter Because my heart belongs to you They say they’ll take you from me How could they be so cruel They don’t know a mother’s love You’re the spark and I’m the fuel Perhaps it’s true I stole you But I also brought ...

I’m standing in the wilderness Wishing to be mad Longing for insanity Wanting it so bad And yet I cannot feel it I’m cold to its beat Stiff like an ice sculpture Amidst the burning heat I watch them dance around me Watch them hoot and chant and scream And wish that I could integrate Into their frenzied dream And ...

Right now, I’ll message loved ones And make sure that they’re okay Then I’ll read Milk & Honey A little later in the day In the night, I’ll start a painting Of a girl with turquoise eyes And maybe write a poem About love or lust or lies Tomorrow, I’ll watch a movie I’m thinking maybe Vertigo? Or just roll ...