When it’s dark and silent — that’s when I think the most.
I lie awake and stare into the void
that I know would be my ceiling if I flipped on the switch,
but I just lie there,
thinking.
Most of the time about my heart;
the person it aches for, beats for.
Other times I think about life;
how far I’ve come; how far I’m going.
And it’s exhausting.
Knocks me right out,
every single time.
And when I wake the next morning,
I forget last night ever happened.
Like clockwork —
I forget.
There’s just something about the dark,
that makes the human heart
grow weak.
We get lost in a maze,
find comfort in dead-ends,
and stay there.
We stare into the void
because the truth is
we love the void.
Now why is that?
In the end, I conclude,
it’s me
and this preconceived notion
that destruction is all I’m good for.
My body floats above the surface of my own ruins.
But my head sinks below it,
choking on water and drowning in thoughts
like
‘my heart was not a cannibal
until it met you’
Now it starves;
slipping away every moment you cease to exist.
And just like that
my mind goes blank
and I become the void.
Never occurring to me,
to flip on the switch.
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As it says in my tagline: I'm just a writer writing about love because that's what all the cool kids are falling into these days. However, the type of love I write about is based more on the likeliness of modern day heartbreak. I originally started this blog as an outlet for therapy. I believe writing soothes the mind and allows us to express our feelings, which is exactly what I do here -- but in the form of poetry and spoken word pieces. I began writing in 2016 and I like to think the content I put out is relatable and hard-hitting since there's nothing new under the sun. You'll come to find I struggle a lot but without struggles, there is no growth, and believe me, I am growing.
Slowly, I am working towards publishing my own works. Gallimaufry (one of the categories here on my blog) is one of them. I'm also in the process of writing, "war & peace", "where two hearts unify as one", & "i sold my heart to buy yours".
Until then, feel free to linger around and read a few of my pieces; if you like what you see, be sure to hit the follow button at the bottom of my page to keep up with my posts and like & comment as you wish!
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B.K. Laurel
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B.K Laurel 
‘my heart was not a cannibal
until it met you’
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