Colleen Brown's Blog, page 203

"Most parents don’t understand how important it is to apologize to your children for the unexpected..."

“Most parents don’t understand how important it is to apologize to your children for the unexpected cruelty of this world. Even if good things happen more than bad things, it’s still good to remind your children that you’re sorry. Mostly for the things that are out of your control.”

- Small conversations, #10

There is an emptiness inside of me that not evenyour sudden appearance could fill. An emptiness...

There is an emptiness

inside of me that not even

your sudden appearance

could fill. An emptiness

that goes so deep that

I am afraid if you try

to fill it up with understanding

and compassion you may

never come back out.

I know that you’re trying.

But sometimes not even

actions can stop this

emptiness from remaining bare.

I dreamt of you againlast night, but this timeyou were the one telling meto stay. No matter...

I dreamt of you again

last night, but this time

you were the one telling me

to stay. No matter how

many times I refused,

or tried to walk away,

your arms would somehow

be wrapped around my body.

Your skin begging me

to reconsider.

"When I hoped for everything, that’s when I was left with nothing."

“When I hoped for everything, that’s when I was left with nothing.”

- Small conversations, #9

I hope that my name burns the inside of your mouth in the way that your memory burns the inside of...

I hope that my name
burns the inside of your
mouth in the way that
your memory burns
the inside of my mind.

I want you to look at me in the waythat you look at her.I want you to love me in the waythat you...

I want you to look
 at me in the way
that you look at her.

I want you to
 love me in the way
that you love her.

I want you to
 touch me in the way
that you touch her.

I want you to
 miss me in the way
that you miss her.

I want you to
 hold me in the way
that you hold her.

I want you to
 crave me in the way
that you crave her.

"I’m not afraid of falling in love. I’m afraid of what may happen to me if it ends up..."

“I’m not afraid of falling in love. I’m afraid of what may happen to me if it ends up falling apart.”

- Small conversations, #8

mostlyfiction:The wind is carrying the dreams of the life that we should have had. When the air...

mostlyfiction:

The wind is carrying
the dreams of the life
that we should have had.
When the air brushes
against my skin, nostalgia
takes over my mind,
and all of my current
thoughts of moving on
are replaced with memories
of the times when we
refused to believe
that our end would
ever be near.

Do you have any tips for writing?

Write what you feel, and feel what you read.

My words may be repetitive,but at least my meaningis stronger than yourimmature knowledge ofwhat...

My words may be repetitive,

but at least my meaning

is stronger than your

immature knowledge of

what my life is built upon.

Step into my shoes,

look through my tired eyes,

and collect the moments

of my rushed adolescence

and try to make sense

of what it is that has

made me use poetry as

a way to cope.

I don’t have to explain

myself to you. Because

even if you are listening

to my voice, or reading

my echoing words,

we both know that you

will never be able

to fully understand.