Alexander Brand

My thoughts are telling me
‘I’m drowning’
My mind is a heavy weight
slowly filling up like water
at surface level
To rid the tide,
I pray and beg for a lighter drizzle.
The rain pours outside my windo […]

My taste for rain
has changed.
Age has left a mark on
my palette.
The little droplets that once
irked my being
now fuel it with
life.

On dark days,
they roll down my cheeks
like tears.
On brighter […]

That’s just how it is,
Being left in the lurch.
Rattling the few pennies you have left in a jar.
Microwave meals, elastic tape to repair old furniture.
Wear and tear.

That’s just how it is,
The job rej […]

Take me,
Take me to a time where life wasn’t so incongruous,
Where we can make silhouettes
Out of our memories to avoid mindless thoughts.
You can show me the way forward,
Where we can place our index f […]

Growing up different can be tough to deal with.

When my pen touches the paper,
It becomes a beacon for adventure.
Scribbling lines to fill a void
Where my heart once was.
It aims to pick up the pieces
That were before left scrambled.

Tinkling with […]

Your hands are as white as alabaster,
covered with rings and bracelets to
hide the scars of past torments.

You say the ring on the little finger of
your right hand is of solid ruby.
A gift passed down […]