Skylar Lighten : Writing

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..
After ages of silence

After ages of silence

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I want you to knowIt's so good to hear your voiceAfter ages of silence,Like the sun breaking through winter's choice.You were a ghost in my memory,Fad..
The Sweet, Bitter Truth

The Sweet, Bitter Truth

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I'm too sweetBecause you've sugarcoated everything for me,Wrapped in lies, glazed in honey, served so beautifully,You fed me dreams, sweetened in dece..
Fragments of me

Fragments of me

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


It’s strange how love can feel like recognition,like stepping into a room and finding a mirror where a wall should be.You always called me by my..

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