a winter warmth, summer breeze
house by the outskirts, near big trees
not an outsider, always been here
welcome home, my dear.

I stare at her with concern in my eyes
her hair is messy and she has a smile

her wrists have been kissed with scars that hurt

her face is covered with freckles, little specks of dirt

I stare into her eyes, a piece of earth,there's something more that she's worth.

As I stare a little longer I start to see, there is a lot in common, oh wait that is just a reflection of me.

I dodged a bullet, not every bullet is the same
Some are out the blue, while others engrave your name.
Some pierce through your heart while others pierce through your skin
it's just a matter of a lose or win.

They say beauty is pain
beauty it drips
in a red form of liquid that makes me sick
they say the scars last
well so will mine
maybe for awhile or a lifetime

Should I write you a love letter or a death note
your love ties a noose around my throat
our love; I'll die for
a feeling so sincere, that I haven't felt before

Humanity is a cracked mirror,
a thousand faces, none of them whole.
It smiles with blood in its teeth,
shakes hands with one fist clenched.

It builds towers, writes books,
paints skies with its brilliance—
then sets it all on fire,
just to watch the glow.

It sings of love, of peace, of hope,
but only when the knives are dull.
Give it time—give it hunger—
and it will eat its own.

Yet still, we stare into the shards,
searching for something real,
pretending the fractures
were never there.
                                                          ­                                              -Salvatore

The Silence of Stars

Stars don’t burn, they just fade.
They’re not lights, they’re holes—
Torn bits of the sky,
Tucked away in the night
So no one sees them rot.

People speak of them like gods,
But they’re just frozen screams—
Unheard, long-dead screams
That once thought they could reach somewhere,
But never made it.

You stare at them, thinking you’re looking at hope.
But all you're seeing is dust,
A reminder of something that
Was never truly alive to begin with.
They died before they had a chance to matter.

The silence they leave?
That’s all we ever get.
It’s the same silence you feel
In the pit of your chest
When the world falls away and
You’re left with just yourself,
Empty, staring at empty.

Stars are just lies dressed in light—
A final cruelty,
Making you believe something
That was never real.
                                                                ­                            -Salvatore