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[stormykatie]

october reeks

of silent whispers,

of hopeful stares,

of acute nostalgia

october tastes

of drunken kisses,

of bourbon whiskey,

of you,

of me,

of new beginnings

-katie

[stormykatie]

my lips were dry,

famished until

you found me

and filled every

inch of my body

with affection

i know i was

thirsty,

yearning for

warmth,

a bit of your light

darling, you satiated

my hunger,

resurrected every fiber

of my dead body

but did you really

need to make

love taste like

a debt i need

to repay?

-doesn't that defeat the purpose?

katie

[stormykatie]

calm before the storm

deceiving,

addictive

i cling to the arms of sleep,

fall deeper

until i lose grip

to reality

the wind whistle, i hear it

but it's just that

and the voice

i long so much

to soothe me

dissipates with the

echoes of tranquility

-katie

[stormykatie]

november storm

rummages my mind,

creating a mess

out of my dreary

thoughts, now they scream

madness, maybe i need

a bit of madness

to see clearly

and realize things

aren't what they seem

the smile painted

on my lips, it does

not reach the eyes

i swear i want to be drunk

with happiness

but now i feel foolish

if it's only that simple

then i could just rearrange

the mess, silence the voices,

send the chaos out of my head

but no, november storm

feeds at my fear,

turns me into something

i never expected to be:

an escapist

katie

[stormykatie]

my september, a dream,

a swift kiss, a muffled scream

a coin rolling in a dark alley,

waiting,

waiting

to be picked

by someone

drowned in melancholy,

my september, like the thread

of hope

i was clinging to somehow

escaped with the

thoughts squeezing

my weary mind,

and i'm here still

trying-

trying my best

to figure

it out

-september, katie

[stormykatie]

dear universe,

how many oceans will

you create,

how many tidal waves

before you realize

i am a mermaid?

-i evolve to survive every circumstance, katie

[stormykatie]

And now I lay me down

to sleep

on your chest, mesmerized

by the rhythm

of your heartbeat

I pull you closer,

can't seem to get enough

of you

as you whisper

sweet nothings

and then play

with my hair

I try my best

to stay awake

a little longer, my love

nuzzle your shirt,

remembering your scent

Since you came

reality has been better

far better

than my dreams

Oh I lay me down

to sleep

but your voice keeps

my mind alive

with all the thoughts

I run with you

Sometimes words

are scarce

but I hope you know

that you resemble

the stars

and that you are

enthralling

Now lay me

down to sleep...

-katie, 22:07

[stormykatie]

You claim your world has ended. Maybe it has. But look at you, you're still here. You may have rolled in the mud. Got your bones broken. May have fallen too deep. Bled harder than the rest of us. But you're here.

You're here. And you're breathing. And you're healing...

-breathing and healing,

katie, a time to heal

[stormykatie]

If you've known

Words would go straight

To my brain

Would you say you love me

Think this can cure me

An antidote to the poison

You made me swallow

Would you say you need me

To be brave

Expect me to be on my feet

Tomorrow like I've never

Been dead

In your arms

The night before

Would you say you miss me

Before I've gone away

A poor soul departing

The love that has gone too soon

-antidote, katie