Raven Smalls

Cuts and Bruises Raven Smalls

Cuts and Bruises is an emotional journey through the eyes of a young lover who has been freshly wounded. Readers witness as the hopeless romantic undergoes a whirlwind of troubled sentiments from exchanges of passionate longing and fabricated recovery to reluctant acceptance. Through the perspective of a self-proclaimed "wise" adolescent, the audience is pulled into a captivating struggle of finding solace and true healing after being cut. Onlookers behold just how ugly things can get when bruises begin to construct themselves.




Your side is empty

Why is it you are not next to me?

Why is it I don't feel your embrace tightening?

Why can't I hear the sounds of you deeply breathing?

Why is it that I still want you close even though you decided to leave?

Why is it that I pray for you still every single day?

Why is it that I'm still curious about whether you're doing okay?

Why is it that my chest tries to hurt when reminiscing on what you say?

Why is it I'm still willing to give your heart a place to lay?