#mooshlee

Too often I am reminded that life is as delicate as a flower; petals too easily plucked from their stem. The thing about flowers is is that it’s too easy to get lost in their beauty. We forget that autumn always comes, that nothing lasts forever. I didn’t even see this coming, never saw the wilt start its curl behind your eyes. I just kept plucking the “love me” and “love me nots” from the garden in your spine. How beautiful you were when you were in full bloom, my friend. I was always so busy getting lost in your beauty that I wasn’t prepared to endure the fall. #mooshlee #nature #naturelovers #flowers #petal #delicate #lifeisshort #rip #missyou #poetry

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There are walls everywhere. Some are more easily broken than others. You cannot Kool-Aid Man your way through every single one, some need to be removed one brick at a time. Kindness and people are the same as mortar and stone in this way. Sometimes we just need to pause, remember that fear is like concrete, forms cement around our hearts in order to protect anymore hurt from getting in. And the builder will never want to watch a wrecking ball welcome, no matter how badly those walls are begging to come down. Every piece they put in place is precious no matter how cracked it may seem. Humans are the same as cities in this way. Works in progress just waiting to be torn down. Rebuilt. Upholstered and upcycled. You can trade us in for something new as long as you leave behind a monument to remember us by. Let the bulldozer come. Let the walls turn back to flesh. Do not be afraid to whisper the sweet music of Jericho into your construct and watch your concrete tumble. Then even when we eventually crumble to stardust, we'll still be left with a big, resounding *breath. #mooshlee #poetry #bekind #love #prayforvegas #prayforpuertorico

Life is nothing but meandering, wandering aimlessly through sun falls and hourglass waiting rooms. The only meaning to find is whatever you decide to create - your passions, the person you are, the people you meet. Your story will have footprints all over the margins, just as you will dance among the punctuations of someone else's. If you're lucky, you will find footprints that are headed in the same direction as yours. I always love it whenever you stroll by. Thank you for walking with me. #mooshlee #nature #naturelovers #beach #sand #goodvibes #footprints #friendships #walkingtogether #poetry

Sometimes, I want to love you more than the metaphors or hyperboles in my poetry. It's just that so far, no language has invented a word to describe this yet; this tidal wave of happiness that splashes me with every single fond memory I've ever tucked away for safe keeping whenever I'm with you. Some people might try and describe you as perfect, or this as love. But we both know that neither of those things are true. And that I may never find a word to describe you. But I will keep trying. All the while laughing as we splash around together in the surf. #mooshlee #nature #naturelovers #beach #ocean #waves #sunset #samtamonica #love #wordsearch #goodvibes #poetry

No matter how long it's been, seeing you is always like finding my way out of the darkness. It's as if my soul remembers what it looks like naked; a bare skinned beauty who can't help but giddily giggle at the gaggle of galaxies made flesh. #mooshlee #tunnel #subway #sun #sunshine #letthesunshinein #youlightupmylife #love #soulmate #poetry

I may grow bountifully, have supple curves meant for tongue and for cheek. But don't be fooled by the soft caress of my skin, darling. My sweet can easily bitter in the mouth of someone rotten. Unlike Snow White, think before you sink your teeth into me. My bark is far worse than your bite. #mooshlee #nature #naturelovers #tree #fruit #apple #snowwhite #poetry

a poem for the wonderful man i call my dad.