A.L.

By A Lady | accumulated stardust that became a person. | I write poems! | instagram.com/itsbyalady

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Miner

Deep deep down

Down my heart and soul

Where the black consumed the gold

You learned to become a miner

And slowly picked and hammered

With your tiny rusty axle

Your way in the dark hole

With only the light of your heart

To follow

Your minces finally entered the center

And you're rewarded with the gold

And my soul was set free

As you let in the light

And to the light i leaned

Thank you.

~A.L. ig:itsbyalady

[itsbyalady]

"Not Yet"

"Sit down," Life said

I was compliant.

"Now, look."

He points across and sweeps his hand from left to right and something appears

Out of nowhere, my life shone through the magic illustration.

There were hints of blue and grey and specks of pink and yellow.

The reel was more grey than colorful.

"I understand," I said.

"But why?" I asked.

He only looked at me, studying my face.

I wanted to speak, but I was afraid.

"Don't you get it?" Life said. He looked me straight in the eye. I gripped my chair and trembled a little, squeezing my knees buckled together.

"I really don't," a soft whisper escapes.

"You're not supposed to, for now." He said.

That sentence lingered on me. 'For now'

There was a hidden undertone.

"Follow me," he said.

"Where?"

"There." His wrinkly hand points to an entrance. It was so bright that I couldn't see what was inside. I raised my hands to shade my eyes.

I was hesitant. Something felt wrong. If I followed him, I think I couldn't go back.

He tries to make me get up and push me towards the door.

"I think I can't" I smiled nervously.

"Why? It's better here." He says softly.

As he says this, it felt nice and warm. It felt like everything was going to be okay.

I was about to go.

"Wait." I grab his wrist.

I realised. I smiled and looked directly at him. There was a hint of nervousness, I didnt want to offend him. "Not yet." I smiled faintly.

"Not yet."

~A.L.

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"Maybe if you just said hello,

And if only cupid had a spare bow,

And maybe if his eyesight was keen,

I wonder what would have been.

Maybe right now,

I would have a shoulder to lean."

~A.L.

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"I'll be sure to find you,

Before the sun comes through.

Wait for me, my prince,

Your princess is saving you."

~A.L.

-Excerpt from Midnight and Roses

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Wishing

I have just but one wish

A trial, to see if they really do come true

I wish for peace.

So tell me, do wishes really come true?

~A.L.

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Wicked Man

You are a Wickham,

Far from being a gentleman

So slick with your tongue

Charming, of course

I might get fooled

If I dont listen of whispers

I'm not your Eliza,

Not your gullible toy

So leave me be,

Like how you've fled

All your old fleeting debts

Go find someone else to be

In wicked misery

With your old pitiful self

~A.L.

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Coffee Shop Boy

Sweet aromatic roast warms the air

Destiny sits in the corner, alone it its chair

Feeling like some lead in a romantic movie

My mind concocts a game

Daydream runs through my body

Coffee shop boy

I sneak a peek

You look shy, intelligent, I'm sure

I shuffle a bit to the left,

A little sly, I know

Trying to squint at the name scribbled in ink

Some funky handwriting it has, I think

A terrible font to decipher, hard to see

Two shots of espresso, the same as me

Destiny must be having quite a laugh

At my cautious little act

I'll be coming in again, sharp at three

Hoping you're a regular, wishing you're free

~A.L.

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[itsbyalady]

Love poems

Of love poems,

I've no experience

But since meeting you

(Damn)

Day and night,

I've been practicing

~A.L.

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[itsbyalady]

Forgive yourself,

Of the reminder of the past,

That you failed.

Instead, remind yourself: you were ill,

And you needed help.

~A.L.

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Start forgiving yourself 🤍 ~A.L.

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[itsbyalady]

You were a star before you were born

Drawn from heaven and the celestial storm

Made to think this tiny world is where you’ll ever belong

That your life is a tune of some tiresome old song

But this you must remember; and remember it you must:

That the sky is your home, and the sun is your friend

That the universe is ever changing and it has no end

You are etched as a mark, left in history

You will always matter, so dont you ever worry

About the this and the thats and the maybes

Because you are the whole universe, condensed into one body.

~A.L.

[itsbyalady]

"You were a star before you were born.

You are the whole universe, condensed into one body."

~A.L.