I’ve been having a hard time accepting that I can have let myself down in the past AND show up for myself in the future. For someone who so desperately believes that people can change.. I haven’t done great at offering myself the grace and space to do so. So cheers to coexisting – causeContinue reading “Poetry Series – Two, Coexist”
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Poetry Series – Magical Apologies
How much of life is about forgetting who we are and then building the courage to journey back to ourselves once again? How much of this is just “the cycle” that is meant to be broken? What if – we can embody ourselves, consistently? Magical Apologies Baby, I’m sorry for the moments that I’ve yelled.IContinue reading “Poetry Series – Magical Apologies”
Poetry Series – Daughter
You will always be forced to face what scares you the most, over and over again until you free yourself of the cycle by submitting, letting go. Maybe this time around, I’ll find some release. Daughter They say she might have a hole in her heartAnd I wonder if she got it from meIs itContinue reading “Poetry Series – Daughter”
Poetry Series -Astronauts, Yoda, and Angels
Growing up, Nunny would tell me to marry rich. Find a good lawyer, a doctor, get hitched. When she found out I was pregnant with my second child, she told me to make sure my boyfriend works more, works harder. I smiled, laughed it off and said he works hard enough. Less than a weekContinue reading “Poetry Series -Astronauts, Yoda, and Angels”
Poetry Series – Cancellation
I haven’t slept properly in days. In pregnancy time, that sleep deprivation feels like weeks. Add on to that the fact that, save for yesterday, I spent the 2 days before that packed full of morning to evening cooking – 3 weeks of food stashed safely in the freezer so the last thing I haveContinue reading “Poetry Series – Cancellation”
Poetry Series – Naming Trauma
I’ve been absent with my writing more often than not lately. The truth is I only write, I can only seem to write, when the words flow through me without thought. Some parts of life require a little more thought than others. Where can I find the balance in which both can exist simultaneously? WhatContinue reading “Poetry Series – Naming Trauma”
Poetry Series – Idealize
I can’t be held responsible for other people’s opinions and perspectives of my experiences. I remember befriending someone after not liking them. This doesn’t mean that I’m fake – it just means that I can set aside my emotional reactions to situations to see the truth beyond my triggers. It means that even when thereContinue reading “Poetry Series – Idealize”
Trauma Recovery
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post that wasn’t a poem. It seems like now, some days, my thoughts just flow in a series of paced-to-a-beat words. I think about how at some point throughout the years of schooling, I was taught grouping will help memorization. I don’t expect anyone to memorize whatContinue reading “Trauma Recovery”
Poetry Series – PTSD
Not everyone out there, watching your moves is doing it so that they can root for you. See, it’s been brought to my awareness that some of my readers might be creeps, going through my posts just to keep tabs on me. I’d like to say that I’ve flattered that I take up that muchContinue reading “Poetry Series – PTSD”
Poetry Series – Possibilities
I have a bad habit of setting my needs aside to accommodate the wishes of those who do nothing but take more than their share. I have this bad habit of feeling like a burden when the truth is, I’m human and worthy, just like the rest. What if I push the limits, and putContinue reading “Poetry Series – Possibilities”
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