***I wrote this a few days after Christmas, when I wasn't sure how to get home or even sure my mind would process what exactly happened. My father died on Christmas eve, and it's taken me 2 weeks to even post this because it still doesn't make sense to me. He may not have been … Continue reading My Father Passed Away on Christmas Eve
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Once Upon A Time
I believed once, in fairy tales and kings, of lands far away, I knew these things. and, as all tales go, time ebbs and it flows, and my belief aged and cracked, until seeing became believing never the other way around, and fantasy was a wasted dream. I believed once, in family, and teams, and … Continue reading Once Upon A Time
Facebook Short Poetry Series #4
24 not long or so I'm told, it's lonely, cold, eventually bad days, worse days, of being tired, worn, frayed, is it this? can we, anyone, can we live, I'm the game, lives lost without saving, glitter fades away souls in corners wet eyes, dry cheeks, it reeks, the pain, as it fills lungs, chests, … Continue reading Facebook Short Poetry Series #4
Mirror
Slipping so silently it's almost too beautiful for words, smile, she once said, smile so they know you are alright, despite the fire slowly waning in the moonlight. It's a beautiful disgrace, the word, the movement, that lay tattered lines across well-hated skin, we lived in the moments until the moments left us behind. And … Continue reading Mirror
Faith Taryn Davies 