Being a woman

means battling the balance

of softness and strength.

How do you feel safe

when your captain of safety

becomes a pirate?

It's not the coffee

that wakes me up each morning.

It's the missing you.

I am tired and sad

and have no clue why I'm here.

I feel so useless.

Hope whispers through

shadows and beams of light;

our feet grounded,

and in flight.

The best intentions

disguise our heart's true desire

to live wickedly.

You say you're sorry,

but that won't work anymore.

Words are not enough.

grieving for people

you will never even know;

they left far too soon

Away the light danced,

leaving dreamers in the dark;

losing remembrance.