In the darkness, there is always light and you may not see it at first so if it does not appear right in front of you then the light is within you.
Author: B.K Laurel
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!
Other than that, thank you for reading my About Me page!
I'll be seeing you,
B.K. Laurel
leave me before i get too close.
The beast is real. And it manipulates the way we feel. Instead of looking for the good in people, we look for the bad and find ourselves loving them anyway. Because we're under the impression that if you don't have a story, you're not a victim to pain. As if those who get wet when it … Continue reading leave me before i get too close.
intoxication.
You were poison mixed in with sugar and for the longest time, I was addicted to the taste, but I didnt realize the reason I started getting sick was because the sugar had run out.
it used to be you.
I’m surprised how quickly I became infatuated with a stranger I barely knew. And maybe it was because he was the first boy I saw that wasn’t you or was just someone so new; I cannot tell you specifically, I can only say how he made me feel. And I know the sky is mainly … Continue reading it used to be you.
carrying on.
No, I may not know what my future looks like now, but I know what I'm going to do in the meantime.
relief.
And for the first time in a long time, I felt free. Free from unkept-secrets and broken-made promises. Free from hand-me-down love and recycled effort. For the first time in a long time, I felt at ease with myself; by myself; without you.
to love and be loved.
I gave a part of my life to you and in exchange, you gave me part of yours. And I savored every second, minute, and hour of it knowing one day I'd no longer be able to give you the life you were always meant to live. And that's the thing about love, you can … Continue reading to love and be loved.
untitled.
“How do you save a life?” “Whose life are you trying to save?” “My own."
intolerant.
I told him I would wait for him but by the time he came back, I had stopped waiting; when he asked me why, I said, “Because if you need time and space from someone you think you love, then you simply do not love them."
B.K Laurel 