I loved him like he was my sun.
Shining for him
I split myself open.
Fragments
lodged dagger-sharp
in my heart,
a cage
I bled out in.
hoping he’d pick up a shard
for an hour,
a day,
a minute,
a hi
just a taste of his love
was enough.
until all the beauty in the world
spun down,
held in his hand,
feeding me
small increments
of good.
it wasn’t good for me.
but I liked it anyway.
Even when the cost rose,
carrots dangled
small victories
just out of reach.
A starving rabbit
hops.
I wear the scent of the tree,
wet bark, freshly peeled back.
Tearing strips, I tie
I build my fort,
securing branch to branch.
Cedar leaflet canopy,
above me,
loud voices.
Plates rattle.
Legs, covered in dust,
my shirt twisted up.
Hair pasted to my neck and forehead.
Sticky skin. Warmth.
I stay.
No one calls me.
Sap drying on my hands.
16 Songs
A playlist for the heart’s low, steady flame. This collection features velvety vocals held in magnetic tension, unfolding into midnight confession. Enjoy the sweetness of a siren’s call.
– Raven
It begins with a magnetic pull.
Everything Is Romantic by Orchestra Club
Baby It’s You by London Grammar
Lose Your Head by London Grammar
Waking Up by MJ Cole; Freya Ridings
Oh No by Biig Piig
The tension loosens. The voice begins to open.
Burning Hour by Jadu Heart
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Nerina Pallot
Bad Kingdom by May The Muse; Robot Koch
Overcome by Skott
You Want It Darker by Anita Lester
Talk by Hozier
By midnight, confession arrives.
DESERT ROSE by Faouzia
Wicked Game by Daisy Gray
I Follow Rivers by Marika Hackman
Jupiter 4 by Sharon Van Etten
Feeling You by Harrison Storm
16 Songs
Some loves can ruin you. Some can remake you. If you’re lucky, it’s both. May love be your Valentine, always.
– Raven
It begins in the quiet before.
Sleepless in a Hotel Room by Luke Combs
I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan
I Burned LA Down by Noah Cyrus
Take Me Away by Morgan Wade
Wanting grows.
Love You Anyway by Luke Combs
Days Like These by Luke Combs
Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson
Everything He Couldn’t by Chase Matthew
S.O.B. by Sam Barber
Indigo (feat. Avery Anna) by Sam Barber
Heat on skin.
Worst Way by Riley Green
Sin So Sweet by Warren Zeiders
You Proof by Morgan Wallen
Last Night by Morgan Wallen
Then storm and flame.
Hurricane by Luke Combs
Like a Wrecking Ball by Eric Church
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