Unbridled

Hop in
Let me take you for a ride
Moon is high
It’s the perfect time
Windows open
Hands on my thighs
You devour me with your eyes

The world blurs and
Time stands still and
Nothing feels more real
We push and pull
Bend and break
Forming a new shape

Leave me broken X’s 2

No need to worry
I’ve got lady luck on my side
I’ve run from the devil
Fast enough just to get by
Never cared what you thought
I’m gonna do it anyway
Saving my mistakes for a rainy day

Right now is the perfect time...
💫Amber Comber 

April in Charlotte

I feel the urgency
Like the buds begging
To blossom for Spring
The green that
Lovingly blankets
Everything
That was once
Left bare...

Your voice trips
Through the telephone
Dancing in my ear
Like Coltrane’s
Saxophone
Seductively soothing
But you’re not here...

I lay awake
Like I always do
Fingers aching
To find you
And trace the
Softness
Of your skin...

This peace I find
Beside you
Is something that
I never knew
And learning to hold
It ever so lightly
Is one of the
Hardest things
I’ve ever had to do.

~Amber Comber

Come Undone

When you unravel
From the weight of it all
Call your lover
And get angry
Because you’re not
Wrapped in his arms
Get three hours sleep
And starve yourself
Until there’s dumplings
Scream
Into your microphone
Until your throat
Feels as raw
As your heart
Ride your bicycle
Chasing the light
That is left
Before the darkness
Leaves you sleepless
Once again
Fighting to see through
The tears that leave
Your cheeks stained
With the red dust
From your wheels
Sliding down the
Gravel roads
Until breathless
And throwing up
Your heartbeat
Letting the fireflies
Guide you home
So you can
Finally
Come undone...
~Amber Comber
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Diffraction

These resentments
That sharpen like
Knives
Stuck inside me
Make my vision
Cloudy and
More difficult to see
They stab, wound, and scar
But the light
Rushes in
Illuminating
The darkness
Reminding me
Not to feed it again.
~Amber Comber
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Three of Swords

I refuse to repeat
The same
Fucking story
I am choosing
My own adventure
Don’t worry
I have taken notes
I will not go down
The same
Dark paths
I will look
For new growth
Under
Luminous moonlight
Following the river
Whilst healing
These old wounds
I acknowledge
The pain and hurt
I have studied
Every lesson
It is time to
Forgive my failures
And love myself.
~Amber Comber

Murmur

Do my scars and
Softness scare you
Are you searching
For the nearest exit door
Does the truth I speak
Hurt your ears
The light I shed
Illuminate your fears
Wanting more
Is not a bad thing
I always plan to leave
With more than I bring
I have settled for too long
To accept anything less
To keep this heart
Satiated
Beating
And
Alive
In my chest...
~Amber Comber

No Savior

I’m not your
Fucking savior
I can barely
Save myself
I know
This world
Is full of
Reasons
For you to
Need my help
But I’m no
Beacon of light
I’m fighting
My own fight
I’ve given
All I can give
It’s your choice
To finally
Live.
~Amber Comber