Submissions by MissXMae

The road seldom taken, not everything paved is the right path
Trip over those broken bricks and shattered wooden sticks
that could have been broken on backs
or used to help someone to walk
Little child of an impoverished world with dreams of Mickey and Minnie
6000 miles away, across oceans filled with shiny pearls, I used to think
in the land of happiness, it snowed everyday...
Pure white snow that was a clear contrast of darkened corners filled
with suspect faces, flip flop lined streets, smells that could burn
the hairs out ya nostrils.. ...

If love was contained in a bottle, I’d have shards of imploded glass scattered in every corner of the world
Each piece glimmering that gains perspective through each unique broken part..
Broken because the love didn’t all fit.. some parts too big
Some parts too jagged, some parts too small that just trickled in between other pieces trying to fit in
How many bottles have shattered thus far? Way too many to count, I suppose
Like decorative pieces in a beautifully thought out home, articulated in different rooms to accent a certain vibe
It’s like the feng shui of...

It's been three days, few hours, a couple of minutes and 4 seconds
Since two fingers held onto you and clutched, and your voice still beckons
This shit is going to be a battle, I reckon
Half a pack was salvation, a fresh full box was a weapon
Whenever the anxiety started pounding at my chest cavity
Your wispy gaze held me in a daze as my head high defied gravity
To uplift me momentarily into a space that I believed preserved my sanity
But all you're doing is slowly killing me..
I started only last year, 27 years into the game
February 2016, I can...