Dear BPA, Today is your Bridge Ceremony... Congratulations! You've made it this far in your academic journey and I am so proud of you,...

The heart may wander, seeking what it lacks - But wisdom sprouts from life's ethereal cracks.

We were never the type to put a label on it But I felt every beat of your heart when we'd admit That maybe we were meant for more than...

You don't even realize but I'm the one who's always by your side you might need me in the daylight but we're separated once we get to...

And as we mend the fabric of our soul, The threads of forgiveness make us whole.

Is this what you need to see The empty soul I’ve come to be A heart collapsed to singularity Just a black hole, ever widening Long...

Perhaps a mind's only fine when it pretends. Must be why it always begins again.

Imagine saying no until it excites you; 'til it bores you. Imagine saying no until you can't imagine wasting you breath on the syllable.

I’ve never much identified with sad. I’ve been hurt and torn and scared. Flippant, anxious, wary. I’ve known the sting of betrayal’s...

Remind yourself at the end, before I crawl my way in, under your skin.

Learning who and what and how to love is a messy, messy process. But the heartaches and mistakes, if learned from, will better you.

I close my eyes and try to memorize the patterned sound of squeak-creak-squeak-creak, as our chair rocks back and forth atop the uneven wood

You know when the train’s comin' - How fast it’s goin’ - And that you’re standin’ - Where it’s headed.

There’s this part of me that hungers for the bloodlet. It’s like breaking a bone to set a sprain or lighting a controlled burn to put out...

I have always been a cautious person... Someone who errs more towards toeing the water than diving in, head first. So when friends urged...