Skylar Lighten : Writing

Born Yesterday

Born Yesterday

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Today is the beginning of the rest of my life. I feel the weight of it in the air, a shift that I can't quite explain but can sense all around me. It&..
It's alright, but it's not

It's alright, but it's not

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing with myself, This is all a little too much. It’s alright, but it’s not. But I won&r..
Diary Inquiry: Showers

Diary Inquiry: Showers

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I might be enjoying showers for the first time in my life.For the first time in my life, it didn’t feel like a chore,It felt like an escape, a s..
Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Something's got to giveStanding and walking on a sinuous lineFine lineBalancing on it.Stuck between two versions of myselfOneself.Career mindset.Self-..
This Year, Steady as I am

This Year, Steady as I am

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


New year, Same me. Just like how I want it
Paper Moons and Neon Lights

Paper Moons and Neon Lights

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Under a sky stitched with paper moons,dreams dangled like forgotten kites,the city hummed, low and constant,with this quiet but persistent hymn of neo..
Ashen

Ashen

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


A response to the song "Snuff" by Slipnot
I Stayed With You

I Stayed With You

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


A response poem to Thrice "Stay With Me"
Perfect State - Lonely Space

Perfect State - Lonely Space

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


You've been in a lonely spaceI've been in a perfect stateMaybe this resonatesMaybe it hits me to think about you hurtingI wonder if it’s all jus..
Unspoken pages

Unspoken pages

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Everyone has a chapter of their life they don't read out loud.Beneath the laughter, a voice whispers, “You’re not enough,”With every..

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