~Tonight~

sun and
hollow sky
looking out
the window
I sigh
the stars
are out
tonight

down comes
the night
the wind
blowing circles
around me
follow my
lead

dancing lights
against the
break of day
waiting for
something
to say

everyday discovering
the brand new
I want
to thank
you for you
patience
memories have
a way
of rising
up, especially
painful ones

see the
trees, how
they move?
how does
that really
make you feel?
calm, I guess

that's it
right there
you think you
should feel
calm but
you don't
really feel it

you have
to see in
different
ways, move
in different ways
there is
a pulse

a beautiful sunrise
look at
how much
it holds

you want
to make
the kind
of memory
that stays

it's never
really a
straight path
to follow
time will
tell

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Nightingale~

you told me
that you
had a dream
that I
sang like
a nightingale

you were
the only one
who believed
in me
among the
mocking laughter

clean the
dirt off
until mud
runs clean

weather you
realize it
or not
you came back
at exactly
the right time

it's been
too long
but we
don't have to
be alone anymore

it's a
pie-worthy moment
hang onto it
it's hard
to find
a moment
just as good

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Second Chance~

"Life can only be
understood backwards.
Unfortunately, it must be
lived forever."-Kierkegaard

love at first sight
is just something
they created
for greeting cards

I think
we get
so wrapped
up in
our own
lives and
we forget
about the
people who
 really care
about you

find the
person behind
the words
tell me
who you are
it's all
about connection
don't forget
that I
think the
worst part
is fake
sympathy looks
from strangers

the trick
is getting
to know
them, trust me
when the
right one
comes along
you'll know

get to
know people
I intend to

what's the secret?
everyday is
like day one
if you
ever find
it in
your heart
to forgive me
give me
a call
you always
were one
in a million

it's scary
and a
little exciting
to find
out it's
finally a
two-way street
it's never
too late
to get it right

the tiniest ripple
could alter things
enjoy it
but do
not tamper
with it

making a
wish at
the old
wishing well
holds whispered
promise

shadows lighten
on trees
and I
smile because
I'm caught
in a sunbeam

I don't
know how
long this
is going
to last
but I'm
going to
enjoy the ride

this is
the strangest
whimsy that
had ever
happened to me
white flowers
hang curved and full
second chances
are true and
genuine

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Apple Tree's~

I'm sorry
but sometimes
good gravy
doesn't cut it

stop putting
my teeth
on edge
don't sound
so shocked
I wasn't
born decrypted

remember, if
you can read
you can cook
and always
feed yourself

I couldn't
concentrate I
liked watching
his eyes
under the
quiet wind
of apple trees
that's where
I did
my dreaming

I always
thought if
I lived there
I could write
under the
apple trees
and be happy
but it
wasn't meant
to be

 too fancy
for my chapter
thinking is
just a
fancy word
for idle

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Symmetry~

it was
a wild iris
kind of
lonely beautiful
and fascinating
not lonely
at all

quiet lost
in symmetry
lost in reservations
where no one
truly sees you

what you do
will affect
everyone else
a domino
wall falls
with a crash
a striking
of the
match
can lead
to a fire

maybe it
was a
Freudian slip
a wrong
twist of
a turn

don't just
stand there
why?
a watched
pot never boils
says's who?
just take
my word
for it

yey, I
have one
more penny
she laug
~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Unexpected~

as you
get older,
your dreams
start to change

it seemed
too grandiose
suffocating and strange
problem is,
what seems
great one day
might not
seem great
the next day

so you
got to
get what
you want
to find out
what you
don't want?
ya, something
like that

but don't
get me wrong
unexpected things
can  happen too
something amazing
can fall
into your
life
when you
least expect it

they always
say that
life
gets in
the way
of living

looking contemplatively
down cobblestone
walkways black crows
looking as if
they're on steroids
stand cautiously by
each other
on the wet grass
of morning

searching for
salvation in loneliness
pecking at
crumbled bread
pausing with
turned heads
shifting through
the broken pieces
for what's
whole

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Ruby~

your dark
but warm love
a coffee stain
spiraling down
leaving a stain
on my
pale white arm
turning carameal brown
a moment
not forgotten
and I
can't help
but smile

your ruby lips
hanging on
a glass
of ice tea
today is
gonna be
that day
time
is all
we really need

you're an
irresistible
force as
sweet as
summer

I like
how the
water misbehaved
when it
started
raining
on us
hours disappear
now we
have a
cup of rain
a metaphor
in blue

keep my
heartbeat quiet
everyone needs
a hot chocolate friend
to lean on
when things
get tough

overcoming fear
is the quickest way
to confidence
so we
can start again

take it
from my
heart put
it in
your hand
let's get
out of here
I don't want
to share
you with
the riffraff

I won't give
up if
you won't
so prove it
make me
wrong

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Embers~

trade memories
for moments
they're interchangeable
until you

the edges
slowly fray
heart to heart
and mend again

shined a
light on
a life
that's come
undone next
time visit
unpack stay
a while
longer left
a little
empty-handed

I wish
I could have
told you how
I felt
in that moment
when we
said goodbye
but I'll tell you
when you
come back

dusk has
begun to
steal  the light
of day
but I
can still discern
your heartwarming smile

the first
cup always
tastes like
your drinking memories
you sip
everything else
just follows
unfolding flowers
of steam

I spill
my coffee
with the motion
of the
street and laugh
"That's ok,
they're tie-dye pants now."

got to
look on
the bright
side you
shrug "If
you say so."
I say
do definitively
a little too
firmly like
I needed
it to be

if the
stars burn
out there
are only
embers to blame


~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Salvaging~

the air
is silk
plants awoke
daisies are
dizzy in
a dither

while you
were sleeping,
I thought
of you
heart stumbling
on things I
have yet
to discover

sweet musings
a opal kangaroo
necklace that
you said
was special

the shadows
are dancing
just a little
paso a paso
and the winter
has sprung with
soft green

all it
takes is
you salvaging
something good
my eyes
got sweetly hooked

love was
never just visiting
it was
playing for
keeps, remember?

feels like
brand new
I think it
was love
I'm really
not sure
sometimes we
create our
own reality

your smile
is enchanting
I hope to
see you again
lights the
dim corners
of this foggy place

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Fearless~

I discovered
my light
was green
so I
switched my
power back
on and
the game
was on

skies come
alive electric
time freezes
still the
needs to
be more
beauty in
this world

you only
have an
instant to
be braver
then yesterday
sometimes, it's
good to
be unlike me

sunshine always
fills an
empty place
seals fate
only stardust remains

it's like
trying to
move forward
but all
you're doing
is going
in circles

it's not about
being perfect
it's about
being fearless
your designs
need heart

sorry so
we both enjoy
our day
i kind of
miss you
but I don't want
to keep
doing this
to you

come on,
don't you see it?
it's a short
walk down
the road
to being ignored

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Tightrope~

wind crinkles
the leaves
making me
think of rain

sounds like
I'm walking
a tightrope
the one
who makes
it across
doesn't need
a net
but I won't
be your
safetynet

you can't
unwrite your choices
but the wind
in my sails
has to
stay behind me
what's waiting
tomorrow will
start tonight

what's beyond
that concrete line?
tears never
paid for anything
lost in
the clover

we have
to build
trust in
each other
I let
you in
but you
didn't
let me in

making the
same mistakes
just hoping
you'll understand

all these
mismatched clothes
what are
these reflections
really for
leave it
to the
breeze

~Sarah Mahina Calello

~Habit~

"Forget first inspiration. Habit is more dependable.
Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not.
or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories.
Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice"-Octavia Butler

I mess up
but I'll
dust it off
and start again
dusting off
the flames
always changing

the past
is just
a habit
you have
to break
to get
to the future

moments of
synchronicity
innocent is
certain
wiser is
dependable
but unsure
falling on
my knees
reclusive
no regret
victorious

unpolished
simple is true
say goodbye
to turmoil

just another
symptom of loneliness
you have to
reveal your human
after all,
there is no
perfect time
to start

sometimes I
need to
wear a red
dress and
order a
flaming pancake it's fun
to confuse people
it's fun
to always be
a mystery

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Getting Closer~

an ache
a fever dream
in your bones
getting closer

so confident
make your
hips sway

alarm clock
stole the keys
to my smile
tragedy and silence
have the same address

sometimes it
feels like
my guardian angel
put in two weeks notice
and didn't
tell anyone

take me
back
to the concrete
skyline a
world of my
own design

I remember the you
in me
 remember the me
a million dreams
to face
one day
you'll find
your  own weirdo

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Key~

you're a
breathtaking view
not scared to
be seen
forget the
key
I have
the key to
my own cage

damn good coffee
it's not
about the
experience at
all  it's about
the encounter

hideaway because
we don't
want your
broken hearts
here bound
to break

follow words
that are written
to live
a life
that's planned
where's the fun
in that

when the
world crumbles
around  you
you have
to pieces
of the
wreckage and
make something new

you're still
alive act
like it
it doesn't matter
if the glass
is half empty
or have full
there's always water
so drink it up

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Glass~

my heart
stumbles over
things I
don't know

take me
down
to the
riptide
where the tide
licks and grasps

I feel
like I connect
more to animals
because they
don't try
to hide
like you
so you're
calling me a dog?
no, you're
just straightforward

people should
do whatever's
best
for them
whatever they
want to do

great like
burnt cinnamon
sometimes it
feels like
a dream
I'm living in

the night
is black glass
careful
you don't
cut yourself

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Float~

hanging carnations
upside down to
keep
their sweetness

you've got
to stop
thinking
open the
top of
your head
and let
your thoughts
flow and float
out that's
the secret

maybe the
questions aren't
meant
to be answered
maybe they're
meant to linger

I have to
tell you
your confidence
is quit
intoxicating

people often
put on an
act to hide
their true
intentions

snowy spice
red and white
carnations
reminds me
of happiness
that the
road
has paved

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Faith~

glad you
could come
I made
some coffee
sit down

mind like
a diamond
I'm awake
I'm shinning

you once
told me
I'm like the North star
of your
moral life
you don't mess
with the truth
but your
eyes
always
make me smile

I knew
I ordered
this for
a reason
very James Cagney,
my dear

the way
you treat people matters
searchlight stars
your faith
in humanity
is inspiring

were all
fools until
we come up
with a good idea
then were
all genius's

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Confusing~

this is
no place
to lay
your tears

same old grind
just trying
to stay
optimistic in
this deprave
cultural moment
were living in
for me
nothings over

fierce dedication
finely burning
somebody give
me a refill
I fear
I lost
my bark

it's hard
to translate
the smallest of gestures
it could
have been sweet
but it's
confusing in
it's beauty

you could
have been a
better friend
I suppose so
refusing the
shelter
of illusion
I want
to see

I just
thought
it would be
nice for
us to get through
soup together
that's a
fine ambition
to get
through soup

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Surrendering~

what's your
day like?
lunch, contemplating
the moon
checking out
the mess
living it up

out of
the crooked
timber of
humanity no
straight thing
is ever made
piecing together
the new
everything
is a puzzle

the night
is astonishing
as it is
black and sweet
surrendering the stars

stay strong
this will pass
heaven help
the fools
who fall in love


~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Interchangeable~

I can't
ley you
go away alone
there's nothing more
joyless then
a man
walking through
an airport alone
with a suitcase

but you
just laugh
and say
look at
my face
no one will
confuse me
with a
joyless man

whole and healthy
you can't
change it
our hands
are interchangeable

oatmeal and vanilla
warm honey
so soft
is it by design
or by mistake?

say it again
the day I met
you I
tore up
my  maps
that's beautiful

I remember
wondering if
love was like
contemplating
the moon
it might
be like
promising you
all of
my uncharted maps

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Devotion~

all this
devotion
cold and sweet
like what
the word over ripe means

you used
me to cushion the fall
and now I'm expendable
it's all
extremely confusing

welcome to
the crazy world, kiddo
may road rise
to meet
you and
sun warm
your bottom

would you
like coffee?
milk, no sugar
I know how
you like
your coffee
don't be silly

all is
said and
all will
make sense
I'll be back,
keep the
light on

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Sideways~

I've missed
my stop
and ended up
here ya
I've done that

there's always
something you
can find
because I
miss you
some of
the time

you know,
don't worry
the lights
are dimming
the moon is
on par

all of us
are committed
to this
maddening quest
to capture
the ephemeral
it's rare
for all the
elements to
come together

look at
the stars
they shine
for us
like white fire
beckoning
reaching
to turn into
something beautiful

there is
a line Kafka
wrote, "No one
but you
must cheat
the world,,
not even
if it is
out of triumph"

you know what?
don't think
so much
don't fight
that tide
swim sideways
for awhile

ya, if
I'm gonna
go down
I'm gonna go
down fighting
I'm not
going to
be so
polite about it

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Unlikely~

don't get
mad at
the messenger
when the
massage makes
you uncomfortable

thank you
for your smile
may you
have a
day as
beautiful
as you are

compliments come
from the most unlikely places
blue and rugged man
of the street
genuine smile
made my day

soon people
are going to remember
how wonderful
you are
I promise

I got
caught up
with the
hills and roses
I hold my
breath try
to believe this
sweet escape
all escapes
are like
running water

to exist
my past
is like
trying to
stay ahead of
tomorrow
in vain
no one
can get
ahead of
of tidal waves

the shadows
pulled me
into the light
help me
not to get lost

only the
things things
we can't escape
who we love

jusr a
little twist
of fate
scared to
let
love in

the trials
leave me
standing
at the
crossroads with
no desire
to run

if I
have a
secret
you'll be
the first
I let know

it's beautiful
and layered
and kind
of amazing

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Gut~

"Summer without you is as cold as winter.
winter without you is even colder"-Lemony Snicket

I don't
fit in
with my
generation
although I am
far from heathen

dreams, musings
like stars
measured and fragrant
livid, alive
but sleeping

honeyed fruit
ticking antique
cogs and wheels
that keep tomorrow alive

this is
not a reflection
of reality
it is
only a
tiny spark
of reality

I need
to trust
my gut
because that,
combined with
hard work,
is the
only thing
I'm going to need

I think
I want to
wear the
scent and
senses of
coffee flowers

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Surprises~

my foolish
dreams are
tied to
my name
I want
to
shelter
you with my
tender faith


no need
to turn
on the
glitter
and glamour
everything is
about
surprises
that's the
whole point

hold me
trough the
night until
morning comes
fingertips flying
on skin

you're supposed
to know
who you
know, come
into the
garden with
me right
now  I
need a
miracle

the moon
disappears light of
your beauty
takes it's place
don't let
me down

waters shimmering
in the tentative black
and it
is  beautiful

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Echo's~

~Photo by Emily Citaro

don't be
heavy in
my arm's
when you
get me flowers
I need
something pretty please

I'm up
I just
needed more sleep
I got
to make the
sounds fall
from my walls

echo's fill
my soul
but they
don't tell
me what
I'm here for

you're a
black licorice
plant because
they're tasty
Calla Lilly's
are cuppy
and you bring
me drinks
when I'm thirsty

in a
cobweb of
enterprise dreams
can sleep
only the
sweetest words
are made

I don't
know what
we are
but were tethered
to each other's
story's and
hold the
quiet moments
it's good
to have somebody

nobody wants
to be
alone in
the darkness
that's not good
for anybody,
is it?

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Quicksand~

this is
quicksand thinking
and you
know it

I don't
feel stuck
I feel
fierce

thousands of
years ago,
the question
"what do you want to be?"
didn't exist

the first
step
is touching
the moon
blooming milk
and full

living like
were renegades
in our own
minds
all is
fair in
milk and
war baby

no matter
how angry
I get
I forgive you
if you
bring me
ice cram
sugar soft
cold velvet

I'll hold
your hand
when you
sleep when
time is
slower then slow

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Slow Burn~

~Photo by Emily Citaro

maybe I'm
slow maybe
my book still
has pages
missing in
the middle

if I'm
lost, I
want someone
to care enough
about me
to put a light
our in
a dark place

feel it
in your
blood vibrates
growing on
me every night
cornflower blue
smooth and night

if you
like
it it's
beautiful even
though I
don't know
what it is

it's a
slow burn
but I'm ok
with that now
I still have
a lot to learn

wishing on
a shooting star
got me
to keep
my feet
on the ground
somehow

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Complete~

~Photos by Emily Citaro

the map
you see
is far
from complete
the sunflowers
bow to the sun again

crazy determination
sugared ginger
I pave
my own
path and
everything eventually
fall back
into place

if it
hasn't been done
or seen before
doesn't mean
you can't
break the mold
this is
my fairy tale
don't run away

if we
fall apart
you can't say
we have nothing
there's room
to bloom
there's always
a way
to find

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Savor~

you can't
let what
happens now
ruin your
tomorrows

I hid
in the
shade of
carved waxy
Camilla's
blushing red
in the fading light

I felt
the safe reprieve
faint as
a dream
within
a dream

sawdust and glitter
is made up
of more then memories
start again
cross out
what I've become
new light
shines everyday

it's the
fighting that
makes the
accepting
more bearable

come on,
time to walk
you have
something to
live for
you're just
another tainted
grown-up
we all
fall for it
hook, line
and weighty object

like a
sexy bowl
of peach ice cream
I will savor
it

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Reasons~

this old
rocking chair
lulls me
to be weary
like a
ticking clock
like my
chipped cup
of tea

I hope
you grow
up one
day
but it
won't
be in
the
same house

I cut
myself
with the
same damn knife
there are
always reasons

I can't
live my life
afraid that
something bad
will happen
because then I won't live

lay it down
and walk away
the cards
have been
folded

why don't
you stop talking?
you don't have the
mouth for it

don't talk
about my
bakery leave my
bakery alone
despite the suffering,
you move
forward

the deepest cuts
are always
healed
by faith
even climbing
flowers stumble
fire turns
soft again

~Saraah Mahina Calvello

~Floating~

when I
look at
everything from
an outside
perspective it
seems less
scary and evil

the waters
rising wipe
the sleepy
rain from
my eyes
now
I see
the course

sometimes people
are layered
like that
fast and
overstimulating always
vanilla, honey
something smooth
like cinnamon

the dark
was dragged
across across
the halls
it feels
like we
are floating
reaching for strings
of stars
it feels
like we are

I always
wished we
could be
friends I'm
sorry if I
caused you
any pain
that was
the last
thing I wanted
to do

you get
what you
work for
sometimes love
can be scary
sometimes surprising
there are scars
but it's never
too late
to make it right

I can feel
your heartbeat
life is
too short
to have sorrow

~Sarah Mahina Calveelo

~Daisy Chain~

you made
me a
daisy chain
when I
said that
no one
has ever
made me
one before

the trees
were cooling comfort
under the
pale cold

your knowing smile
belly laughter
warm syrup
in the
fading light

stay awhile
you know
who is
there for you
when the
glitter fades

the walla
won't hold each day
just a
minute too late
chosen by
the rhythm

starts over
again a
different hand
to play
the days
behind determine
the days
ahead

fingers lingering
softly leaving
white mist
and new green
like each
daisy
on the
daisy chain

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Ocean~

I keep
imagining too
much I
can't
help it

I miss
the ocean
butt things
are always
changing like
the tide

dare to
dream all
I can hope
for is
to make
it out alive
despite my
tears of
mourning

comfort is
just the
enemy of
progress
you pull
me in
then push
me out again

rough and wrong
this can't
be explained
away, another
breathtaking thing

apple blossom
bloom lazily
on the dark trees
white turns
to pink
to full
achingly soft

there's still
time to
touch change
the road
I'm on
makes me
wonder
the air
is humming
fate says
pretend

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Ticket~

drinking Folgers
you say
sorry for
assuming

don't let
the sun
catch you
crying don't
you even try

the ticket
has expired
it doesn't
matter what
cheese you use
as long
as you
catch the mouse

keeping my
eye on
the now
trying to
at least

harder then
it sounds
wearing rose-colored
glasses coated
with honey
and plated
with gold

sometimes you
have to
unfollow old dreams
to chase
new ones

remember to
look at
the stars
and leave
the night
at your feet

sky clad
in the
beauty of
wild stars

soaking in
the ocean
of space
it works
more often
then you
think

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Bell~

a windowsill
with one
bright flower
lost in
jade angles
and curves

a shopping cart
that has
been emptied
life's a
bell
that should
be rung

there are
so many
thing's happening
at once
whirling and turning
shivers and vibrates
through my bones
after the
rain washes
it down

fire is
a soft dark
that gets
set to my
light and dark
map out
the steps

I show
eyes that devour
fragile gold
wire follows
my spiral down

down by
the pyramid
where the
shadows wait
displaying perfection
praises in flattery

sharp grains
of wheat
are aglow
with possibilities

sea salt
what is
right around
the corner
might always
be true
I want
your midnight

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Carousel~

everything changes
but nothing
changes and
in between we
exist

I will
leave the
light on
picking apart
wreckage sometimes
truth hides

I keep
my heart
at bay
when dreams
go sideways

when dreams
don't come
true the
right way
they can
become nightmares

the smell
of perfume
is titillating
in the air
I call
these the
carousel years
undecided, uncertain

loops and circles
stops and stars
it goes
round and round
the cost
of admission
pays over
time its the
ride that's
well-rounded
until it
hits the
ground

cards on
the table
were all
living in
virtual reality

the sun
struggles in
a circle of
white light
to break
through the
cellophane fog
red flowers
fall slowly
like ripe
fruit suspended

~Sarah Mahina Calvello~

~Odds~

there is
more to
this then
just breathing

searching for
sweet surrender
going though
the motions
dips and curves
of crushed velvet

blue dark
against cracks
of light
trying to
be seen
mango white
fading to
willow blue
breathing in
the space
falling into
nothing there is
still a
sanctuary. a home
despite the
bad blood

if there
is still
a chance
please take
those odds

not looking
for sugar
anymore
I'm taking it

I can
still feel
your touch
right under
my skin
that's all
I have now
afterglow of
what has been

musings of
a warped mind
treating banter
with delusion

I  can't
forget the
steps I
take to
get to
what I'm

needing
the full,
round moon
in orbit cocoons
takes us
to different places

I'll be
patient
with you
I'll be
seeing you
and you'll
be seeing me
that's how
it will be

keep on
going on
chasing sun
what a feeling
what was
his to loose
stars, they
often fall

a breath
in every
heartbeat

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Dreaming~

~Photo by Emily Citaro

it's the
right weather
for daydreaming
a wake
up call

it's never
linear for me
supermarket flowers
are all
I can
hope for

a rose
trying to
grow out of
the muddy sidewalk crack
a smile
forces
a laugh

another vice
stop in
the moonlight
let me
touch
the wind

tempted by
bright stars
I can
fix
what's broken
don't try
to change
my memory

something always
gravitates me
to you
it's everything
you wanted
and everything
you don't

don't be
scared to
dream hoping
it would
turn sweet
again, one
door swings
open
the other
swings closed

flowers were
meant to bloom
and light you up

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Tea~

~Photo by Emily Citaro


half-drunk tea
at the
bottom of
the kettle
floats limp
and colorful
the timing
is unusual
and quiet

the curve
of a
white lilly's
are startling
against jade leaves
and velvet soft
violets, I'll
be your
cloak you
will be
my timing

I love
a night
that's simple
stars are
falling in our eyes
heart breakingly beautiful
a shelter
of our own
making a
refuge from
it all

I've been
drifting on the subtle
cobblestone walkway
lights flickering
undecided and beautiful
strange, hypnotizing
suspended in a
sweet slow motion
like a first
snow falling

soft, drowsy
dropping
all the noise
timed out
lingering warmth
of hands
meeting, darkening
evening darkening
faintly glowing
amber blossoms out

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Simple Sweetness~

let's call
it a
curse of
the full moon
the purple
electric blue
darkness shakes
the trees
until there's
a comforting
stillness

espresso is
a fast drink
you drink
it standing up
and then
move on

tones upon
layers of tones
lingering on
my tongue

an endless
fantastic ride
where anything
can happen
nobody's perfect
I just
want the
most perfect
version of
myself

remember how we
always got
lattes before class?
and said
see you later
don't say
it if you
don't mean it

denial is
a warm bed
I don't like
to get out of
each is
there for
the other
simple sweetness
moonlit pines
illuminates and collides

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Beguile~

maybe I've
been here
the whole
time through
the dark and
light alleyways
of my mind

every street
treating banter
with illusion
with what
you want
to see

I like
your toothy
smile it never
fails to
beguile

the wind
is going sweet
a kind of
wind you can
get lost in
you can
always
find the time
for the quiet
sweetness

I feel
this is what
vacation
is about
I feel
like a big
old lemon
floating around
in a glass
of ice tea

coming on
fast like
a good
dream
breaking like rain
that's all
I got
try not
to ruin today

don't leave 
me hanging
why you're
doing the
shit you're
doing is
as important as
what makes
you do it

maybe we
could pretend
nothing happened
and hope
no one notices
ya, that's
my whole
philosophy on life
cracked hearts
not broken
not yet
lead you
to the truth
even if
you don't 
know
what you're
looking for

to stand out
of the wreckage
in the
sea of
sameness
you will
find comfort
with me

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Long shot~

close your
eyes, sometimes
you need to
a place
to get
past what
you got

were all
against
the wall
words bleed
on this
page
you took
my soul
wiped it clean
and new
carrying more
then just
my secrets

you gave me
shelter
to face
this truth
I believe
this weight
will keep
me safe

the traces
of flowers
on skin
I think
you should
eat this
danish
it is
a treat
and meant
to be shared

my missing
piece my
beautiful mess
stop right
here in
the moonlight

touch the
wind there's
nothing left
to fear now
hearts they
always find
a way
somehow on
the beaten path
it's a
long shot again

between the
lines you'll
find me
if I
ant
to be
seen

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Step~

I'm wild
but still
I'm tethered
to the
ground waiting
to become
a butterfly
suspended in mid air
please don't
wake me now

all these
possible epiphany's
trying to
be patient, kind
I've just been
so distracted

hurry up
but also
forget the
urgency
so many
people come and go

one more
day one
more step
to take

lay your
head down
on me
all the
pretty chaos
doesn't exist
anymore all
that glitters
isn't gold

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Seasons~

this is
a never ending
mystery that
will never
happen twice

hold me
with trembling
hands wrap
me up
deep desire
to go beyond
daily life

I can't
replace
what's lost
ignites my
bones the
moon pulls
the tide
some things
are guaranteed

lights try
to lead
me home
remember me
when you
sleep I know
it's hard
to be strong
all the
time

it's too
cold outside
birds aren't
even flying
seasons are
changing too
fast don't
say it
if you
don't mean
it don't
look beautiful
if you don't
want me
to love you

I used to
feel the
rush but
I won't
stop trying

something to
wake me
up fog
curls and
caresses with
a long sigh

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Time~

far away
from where
you are
the moment burns
so good

I miss
all the
shadows of
the little night
miles can
tear things
apart or
bind them
together

sunlight resting
on me
if it's up
to me
nothing is
coming undone

emerald eyes
haunt me
seem to
know me

all my
schemes joy
and chaos
when I
break through
I have
wondered like
a vagabond
in this
pastel world
whispers
at bus stops

come back
settle my
heart everybody
tells me
how to
feel I
move in
slow motion
the edge
of what
might happen

don't fall
asleep at
the wheel
don't lose
track of
time
take me
back to
your fingertips

you always
said my
problem was
that I
show my
emotions
on my face

between two
trees the
night is
black with
no stars
feeling suspended
unfold me

~Sarah Mahina Calvello

~Genuine~

there are
no dollar
signs on
thoughts and minds

funny how
you can't
be a
fugitive from
yourself

my neighborhood
if you
hold on'll hold on
there's no
place I'd
rather be

I was
drowning a
little my
words jumbled
on themselves

you brought
me up
from the
confusion,
from the past

images progress
is never
blending in
if I
don't close
my eyes
then I
won't see
bad things, right?

sometimes we
fight the
current and
other times
it's important
to flow
with thw
river

my butterfly
heart is
fluttering on
take the
time ro
put in
the details
they do
matter

on the
way onto
becoming better
genuine journey
it isn't free

I learned
a while ago,
that you
never go
beyond the
glass doors

my heart
holds the
tender flower
take care
of it
it's made
of sunlit glass

~Sarah Mahina Calvello