Nicole Johnson

  • Northern Star

    I can’t do this any longer —My heart beats outside my chest Exposing its self for the world to see. My lungs are collapsing with every forced breath and brings me to my knees. This could be it— This could be the end of me. Gazing upon the starry sky…

  • Daydreamer

    Awakened from a slumber only to be a figment of my imagination of mindless riddles coexisting with one another. T’was I that sought you out. Running toward a mirror image of you to nothing at all. Endlessly chasing a being that only I can see. Look at me! A mind…

  • Chains

    I write this in hopes of a renewal Of dreams that one can not see without eyes glistening to seek Realities of the unforeseen destiny that awaits you and I. Pleasantries are nothing without an effort from both parties. I see you and all I’ve done. I see how you…

  • Fading In

    Day in and day out, hope slowly fades out like a candle flickering against the wind. I can’t help but wonder if moving forward is the best thing at this point. Roaming free and unleashed, I can’t seem to find my way back to you. Racing through the desert on…

  • Traveling Bunnies

    The news travels fast My heart nearly leapt from my chest. The thought of leaving this place swiftly tears at me as I look at you for reassurance that we’ll be ok. Your hand against mine and the squeeze of my tendons pressing against one another in this embrace was…

  • It’s Love that Wins the Race

    The clock is ticking as time slowly comes to an end. On Nov. 6 millions of people will decide the fate of President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. Romney and Obama couldn’t be more different from one another, especially when it comes to equal rights for same-sex couples. According…

  • Skye pt. 2

    I woke up this morning to the sound of crying. I bolted upright to the sound of silence. I’ve lost you again as if you were suddenly misplaced and not in heaven. The thought of your fragile fingers curled around mine brings me comfort. What kind of woman am I?…

  • Satellites

    The warm gentle breeze gently caresses circular kisses upon her cheek. She gazes upon the sky filled with scattered clouds, Reaching out to embrace them within the palm of her hand. A mind once filled with a field of emptiness surrounded by trees has suddenly been stripped of leaves. A…

  • Wonderland

    The sting of pain that slices through her vein. The blood stained skin brings the guilt of this hatred from within. Quivering lips, not of sadness, but of the lustful rage that begs to be set free past the crimson eyelids of which she sees. A frantic tremor pours over…

  • Skye

    If I could wish for anything at all It would be to grasp my womb and bring forth the life that was taken. The occasional blissful dream brings new hope of your existence. The sound of children playing sends my mind into a frenzy as jealousy creeps through my soul…