she is

a girl whose soul is coated furiously raw

with a heart heatedly matched to overcome

the problems stacked precariously against a world constantly divided

marches to her own beat; unguided

because her compass points to a morality ignorance can’t stand

she’s my Hero

jurri j.

violet memories

etched across my mind in the shape of simpler times

when feeling felt like a kaleidoscope blending the light and dark

laughter’s juxtaposition with tears mimicked a debased art

but this was us and it was everything

yet we shifted into the unknown while become unknown

i wonder who you Are

jurri j.

blue noise

offsets the silence in the space on the right side of my bed

at night i toss and turn with the air you left behind

that sails against my skin leaving goosebumps of freedom that feels confined

this is what happens when a room fades to mere shelter

where is my heart; where is my Home

jurri j.

green tremors

spread with movement that acts as nature

the haze of a daydream pushed down to hold it still

shifts pictures of life on a continuous looped reel

and i get lost in feelings so overgrown they get tangled

life shifts hopelessly By

jurri j.

yellow highlights

contour the canvas of your body’s edge

rushing to keep up as you turn over

and new light kisses your face in ways i only dream of

there’s a subtle jealousy that will always lie above

the echo of heart string so full of want

i shadow in spite so clouded over

you rest just the Same

jurri j.

orange currents

flow uniform with a fluidity meant to embrace

the underside of motion that catches hints of lifetimes both still yet swift

as a cherished warm glow that unfolds to a soul that lifts

offers proof that healing can be found on the cusp of an action

who will be the Ignited

jurri j.

red sounds

splash playfully against the architecture of a rib cage

warmth with every cascade of life rushing forward to make new promises

the sway pushes back and forth, a dance set off without pretenses

can only be described with a string of four letters

and with each stroked line that is crafted we remember

that life seldom escapes us without imprints of feeling

we always seek More

jurri j.

he did

it again with fists that left tracks against your cheek

held you with my words and hollow apologies

went home and felt the liquor against my throat

built myself up to how i was going to end it for him

i am your friend, it’s my duty isn’t it

but the dust of a coward coated my ears

another drink and we both can ignore

the makeshift characters we are so fond of being

we’re just Human

jurri j.

i remember

my heart kneeling to your premature loss

how when people said your smile was painted with your mother’s

your grin would expand to the grief in your eyes

clouded in a grace reflected in blue skies

and you would thank them with routine that commonly follows death

i will always be sorry for your loss

but i hope that you will shake the definition

you’re so much More

jurri j.

firecracker winds

and we’re falling into each other as blanketed flame

cool embraces that hold traces of nostalgic sounds undone

we live together sheltered in the cusp of the sun

the stolen moments two people keep when eyes have long dried

is a lifeline found from the past

salvation is promised to those that remember

when the mind fails hearts Ascend

jurri j.