It’s only looking back on my experiences, on my decisions, that I see them with a more forgiving lens. It’s as if I need enough distance between who I am and that version of me to treat her like a stranger. I am so forgiving of strangers. It’s only looking back on my experiences thatContinue reading “Poetry Series – Prove Me Wrong”
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Poetry Series – Voice of Conscience
There were a lot of times I found myself not trusting what my body was telling me. Clearly, that churning in my belly, the way my stomach is tying itself in knots speaks more to what’s wrong with me than the situation, right? This approach gave me my introduction to anger. If you stick withContinue reading “Poetry Series – Voice of Conscience”
Poetry Series – Waves
It has been the kind of week that I didn’t think I would make it through without destroying my life. I often forget that there’s a power in pausing and allowing before reacting out of fear, based off of emotion. One of the hardest things about healing, for me, is learning when to trust thatContinue reading “Poetry Series – Waves”
Poetry Series – Psychic
As I continue to grow, I think one of the hardest things for me to accept is that sometimes our goodbyes are better done silently. There will be people that you have to let go of and wish well without ever actually getting your goodbye, your closure. Even harder still is knowing when to trustContinue reading “Poetry Series – Psychic”
Poetry Series – Mind
As I’ve gone through life, I’ve let each person shape a new chapter in my story. I’ve riddled the pages with details of them, hoping not to forget. For all of my favorite details, I put a bookmarker on, saving the page so I can flip right back at any moment. What you may notContinue reading “Poetry Series – Mind”
Poetry Series – Laughter
I long thought I needed someone to help calm, help balance, the wildness raging inside of me. If only I could find someone stable enough to tone me down to a reasonable volume, yet I’d scream the moment they tried to mute me. It turns out all of this time, the only thing I reallyContinue reading “Poetry Series – Laughter”
Poetry Series – Choke
There is a time and a place. I would never… well, okay, maybe situationally. Never before have I… It seems like the more resistance I give to life and what it has to offer, the more I find myself in situations where I am proving myself wrong. As I pull on a sweatshirt with theContinue reading “Poetry Series – Choke”
Poetry Series – I’m Done Waiting
I’ve drifted through a lot of my relationships believing that I was there to teach someone that they can be loved unconditionally, even if they weren’t doing the same for me. I would stay agreeable until we parted ways as I so desperately held onto the hope that one day someone would pull me outContinue reading “Poetry Series – I’m Done Waiting”
Poetry Series – Weather
This was not the poem I was trying to write but it stormed in and drowned all other thoughts out of my mind. So here I am, watching the snowfall, writing about the weather, and falling in love – with life, the process, myself, the cold, and ultimately you. Weather Have you ever noticed theContinue reading “Poetry Series – Weather”
Poetry series – The Matrix to My Umbel
The difference in perspectives captivates me. After all, how can you not be amazed that a simple object can vary so greatly just based on the view you take? What looks flush and level from a head-on view could be a series of pieces, held out from one central location, stemming out to create anContinue reading “Poetry series – The Matrix to My Umbel”
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