I ran to the woods Searching for more clues To solve what troubles My mind. I embrace the trees, Looking for the keys To open my drowning Heart. When it gets too much, I’m like an egg ready to hatch Searching for a nest, That keeps me warm the best. That’s when I find The trees, The bees, And everything inside nature That keeps me at ease. – Anastasia Raf
Oh, how beautiful you look. I’m in love with the smell of you. Your presence so true, Always there when I’m looking for you. When reality is dangerously close, Your paper world is where I stick my nose. And with every page I turn, The chapters make reality burn. When my adventure is long, I go on a journey, with your characters I belong. Your words create worlds That let me live with comfort And…
Never felt welcome. Always feared rejection. My lack of normal participation, Love my only anticipation. Love does not look the same for everyone. Mine’s like one of Delaunay’s portraits, With many colours and shapes that Confuse the straights. I don’t want to change your form, But it’s a command from the world. And so, as I stay hidden, you do too. Maybe someday you’ll be true. -Anastasia Raf
It is at night I feel most alone, Less confident in my loneliness, For the day has passed And I cannot accompany the sun. I’m left in the dark, Scared to be its friend For I think I’d be losing the sun, The only friend I have. That’s when I need my star, Not the ones in the sky, For they are all too far. But so are you, Because my mind can only fantasize…
And when times like these hit, I want to go out. I want to visit my favourite place, The sea. It’s two a.m. and then I remember, I’m a girl… And on days like these, I want to go out. To work out. Run from the world around. It’s seven a.m. and then I remember, I’m a girl. And on moments like these, I want to go out. Take myself for a walk before work.…