Skylar Lighten : Writing

Thanks for the pain

Thanks for the pain

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I don’t think I’ve had the chance to tell you “Thank you.”Maybe there was never a right time.Maybe it would seem too bitterswe..
You were a constellation

You were a constellation

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


You were a constellation-not just a scatter of stars,but the map I traced on the foggy window of my mind.Each light a secret,each secret a doorway,eac..
By the End

By the End

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


And by the end,we came to the conclusionthat nothing is ever as simpleas it seemed at the start.That beginnings are full of promise-crisp pages, untan..
Dropping the rose-colored glasses

Dropping the rose-colored glasses

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Childhood slipped away, and I dropped the rose-colored sunglasses full of hope my parents had given me.
Melody of Us

Melody of Us

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


It’s the green of your eyesAnd the blue of mine,Blending into perfect harmony.It’s hilarious,But oh, so mysterious,This symphony of simpli..
I gotta go - So I can soar

I gotta go - So I can soar

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I think I gotta goFound some key to unlock-The doorI gotta get back upFrom the dust collected on-The floorI think I gotta runChasing something that I'..
What I think I need

What I think I need

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


What I think I need,What you think I need,And what I really need-Are three different things.Three different worlds.Three different dreams,Each one pul..
Do you feel like a fool?

Do you feel like a fool?

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


High life, spotlight, do you ever feel content?Fame and fortune, but inside, it's all spent.Searching for something more,But every door around you is ..
The In-Between

The In-Between

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Just tell me where I stand
Time

Time

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


I stare at the sky,Pressuring the sun to go to bed,Demanding the moon take its place instead.I watch the clouds as they float and glide,Wishing we cou..