Friend or Foe

I love planting words on paper, watering and watching them grow

especially when stressin’ ‘bout life creates a mental desert plateau

my internal chatter clogged backlogged without any flow

will this pen in hand greet me as a friend or as a foe

a merciful literary savior with a style that’s unique

writing ushers, deliverance to me with a temporary release

but this redemption wasteland doesn’t always promise peace

sometimes it revives memories of things that should’ve remained deceased

-TLY ✍🏽