{plateau}

{plateau} did i let my thoughts run undisciplined for 20 minutes, or was i finally able to breathe? did I let my guard down, or was I finally healing? why can’t I figure how to forego this plateau? –e.l. jayne

{cognizance}

{cognizance}
the contrast of the mountains starts to soften,
as the lavender dusk settles,
the silky, vanilla sunset soothes my soul…

{glimmering lights}

{glimmering lights} when the city lights start glimmering, as the sun curtsies upon her descent, it’s another reminder, that the most beautiful lights are borne in darkness, lights of hope, that remain unnoticeable in daylight. –e.l. jayne

{barriers}

{barriers} he sat in his house for the final time, the house where his children were born, where they would play until the fireflies came out, with their youthful smiles,  and unbridled appetite for the world and all it had to offer. he thought to himself, what breaks down barriers? tragedy, tragedy breaks down barriers….

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{the ragged, the jagged}

if he’s startled of me in the fresh beams of the sunrise,
he’ll never recognize me under the cover of the indigo moon,
constantly seeking proof,
yet the greatest things in life cannot be proven:
love, feelings, dreams…
the shape of one’s soul,

{backwards}

{backwards} when there’s nowhere to go. the only way forwards is backwards, back to where I came from; I used to hide from the darkness, now it’s a true catharsis, to translate heartbreak and dejection, and purge it of its clogging baggage, tell the wolves I’m home. –e.l. jayne

{frozen} by SEJ

she said no,
but they sit,
like a waterfall,
constantly moving,
but going nowhere.
–SEJ