Writing Outloud 🤓🦄🌱: August 2018

Friday, August 24, 2018

A Safe Place

I was safe from war

letting the sand fill up the hourglass

letting second chances slip through the cracks

surrendering attacks

cause there's no place safer than denial

gun smoke creeps these streets like fog

smile and nod like it's none of our business

we stick to our own

over crowded and alone

ignoring the warning signs of survival

what's worse than a dream

we don't intend on following?

how long can we hide behind a lie

turning our mind's eye away from it all?

go all in or withdraw

play it safe and walk away

with everything at stake

turn on the light and feed the fire

give in to your deepest desires

watch the clock tick back and forth

and let the hypnotist take control

try so hard to blend in to compete

find a substitute when you're incomplete

but nothing beats the real thing

I was safe from war

another thing of the past to mourn

so take what we came here for

don't let your purpose go in vain

face the fire

fan the flame

cause there's no safer place than a heart this wild

...the only way of survival

Love Always,

Lainey

Monday, August 13, 2018

Strength in Weakness

without a word your eyes tell a story

they even tell the truth behind a smile

no wonder why we look away so much

filling in the spaces with miles and miles of nowhere

until we see things for how they are

and heal past our scars

no one really knows all there is to know

how could they when we're this complicated?

so sedated as we let our fears take control

taking over where we've been and where we decide to go

until we brave the change

choose to heal or stay the same

there's a strength in weakness

that breathes between the seams

feed it light and watch it rise

see the fire in your eyes

teach it patience and words through action

make your moves through love and passion

face your weakness

look it in the eyes

cause there's a strength in weakness

that'll make us rise

it’s that pivotal moment to make a choice
after everything that’s happened, what will define us?
trust everything that was, isn’t going to be the same
vulnerability never felt so scary to face head on in this rain
let it wash away your tears
and make your fears disappear

don't be afraid

there’s a strength in weakness
that breathes between the seams
outgrow the shadow that haunts your dreams

feed it light and watch it rise
see the fire in your eyes
and know it was all a lie
even though it’ll try to convince us otherwise

face your weakness
look it in the eyes
cause there’s a strength in weakness
that’ll make us rise

Love Always,
Lainey

Monday, August 6, 2018

Half Exposed

feet in the sand

half exposed

take my hand

forgive me if I can't look you in the eyes

it's one of those things where you'll realize

I might be too much for you

there's so much

I can't say

and your touch

makes me feel like everything's okay

but what if the day comes where you won't stay

cause everything always changes

I've tried my best to forget

...and remember not everyone's the same

jaded and shaded not knowing the games I played in

but that's what I get for playing with fire in the rain

lights on the water

why do I even bother fantasizing about you?

clear skies and different shades of blue

even your eyes bring out another shade of truth

forgive me if I can't say it to you too

bright and blurry

it feels like

we're all in a hurry

I want to slow down and take our time

leave our expectations behind

and enjoy each sunrise for now

sit on the beach

half exposed

talk about everything

don't hold back and look me right in the eyes

it's one of those things where you'll realize

this is where we're meant to be right now

maybe one day we'll know

when the other half's exposed too

...where to go