by breathwords | May 18, 2017 | Bittersweet Breaths, Extended Exhalations
We were always so good at running, trading morning glories for lavender nights, whiskey sunsets for a tequila sunrise in a misguided attempt to save others from us We made a new home out of back seats and bar stools and blue highways, always one breath away from being...
by breathwords | Apr 19, 2017 | Bittersweet Breaths, Extended Exhalations
She waits for the crash, standing under the sky, her amaranthine heart anchored to the storm as it rages on, unmerciful, unpredictable, just like her, loathed and loved And you’re afraid, scared that the ground will fall below her feet, that she’ll...
by breathwords | Mar 3, 2017 | Bittersweet Breaths, Extended Exhalations
I sought redemption within tidal waves, chasing absolution, desperate to be free of memories and sin I believed in the power of the ocean deep, to wipe the slate clean But, I became swept away, too dark to save, ushered back to shore once more and now my ghost watches...