Beautiful Mistakes

by R.J. Avenira

love found us aching hoping for something more love found us in the middle of the night

what really matters is that you never believe that you deserve to be treated the way they treat you

i have come a long way from the poverty of unpaid electricity bills and sitting in the darkness

ironically it was talking about my pain after so much time of holding it in that brought me out of the darkness -blood on my typewriter

be careful who you speak to when they are careless with the secrets of others

whiskey is no cure for the pain but it can dull it for the night

someone who does not show you that they care doesn’t

you see my past and see something to be afraid of

find someone whose kindness of heart matches the kindness of their words

your inner fire is enough to devour the world do not treat it lightly

you do not know the extent of your true strength until you keep fighting even though you’re tired

be ruthless with cutting out the things and people in your life that don’t make you happy