The Vault
Roses
Just like a rose , i need water every three days
Wilted and Withered away , I wonder how you left me in this place.
i was pretty , young , and new too
But i wonder what that ever meant to you
CUz now my leaves fall with the slightest touch
and these evenings bring all the worst of my bastard luck
with the pain and sorrow of a past life
the one I spent with you
the one i never really knew
because it was all just a dream of being a rose watered by you.
penned 1/26/26 - Hayden Newell cook
published the following day
Dogs
dog is the only word i know that shares the same three letters with god.
penned 1/27/26 Hayden Newell Cook
Blood
blood is often as thick or thin as the wallet on your waist
THROUGH realizing this , I've rotted and decayed
trying to satisfy that which cannot be
if i gave all my effort
to live the life you say
would it truly make you happy in any way ?
or would it die with my other efforts in vain ?
i think you need to realize I'm not what you want
and finally let me go despite your dreams of saint laurent
i gave what i had to give
its past time to live and let live
Birds of a feather only in fair weather
i remember I faced the cold alone
if blood is thicker than water then why doesn't this feel like home ?
it was always that way I'm afraid
and i can’t take anymore of this shame
the thickness of a liquid matters not at all.
PENNED 1/31/26