Skylar Lighten : Writing

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.
The In-Between

The In-Between

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Just tell me where I stand
Time

Time

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Art of avoidance

Art of avoidance

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


My room is easier to clean than my life.
Through the roof, through the floor

Through the roof, through the floor

A Poem by Skylar Lighten


Unseen cracks, missed chances, and the weight of falling (both literally and metaphorically) while chasing mistakes and struggling to stop before it's..