Waking up without you next to me is dim, like the muffled sunlight that is trying to sing it's good mornings beyond your opaque curtains. There is no
Empty Spaces
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Author: DecantingTheMind
Going Beyond Being About Us
From the train, tree tops blur by like fast paced days. How could you reject me? Let me count thy ways. .... I. Why do straight people feel the
Forgetting About the Miles
I wish that I could hug her like the reflection of city lights pressed against the harbor, glistening: Her eyes smiling above her cheeks. We stand
All One Thing
Be yourself, not what everyone else is. You see, as humans we are selfish. Until it comes to swag, then when all wanna be selfless as we place ou
98 Days ’til Spring
Shivering, I'm standing, watching cars drive pass. Neck swiveling, I pan in, making eye contact with a driver through his glass. Red lights prevent
Erikson: Stage One
(Psychological Conflict: Trust vs. Mistrust) At the bus stop a woman digs into the trash, searching for satisfaction for a need that mother Ameri
Checking Pulses
There's nothing like the smell of weed and syrup in the morning, as I weave through my thoughts and reflect on my past. They approach me like the he
Welcome to Decanting the Mind
I'm Jess and this is my poetry blog, where I share my inner most thoughts and feelings. Read Now
The Baltimore Eclipse
We are all searching for the sun. In all of its modesty- We Stand beneath it's clouds, peering through pinholes, discovering new ways