As my face contorts and you ask what I’m thinking, I’ll tell you “I don’t know”. Likely at this point, you assume that there’s something I’m trying to cover, to hide. That’s not the case – it’s just that my thoughts don’t always come in words so much as they come in waves of feelingContinue reading “Finding The Words”
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Grief
More often than not when we hear the word grief, we assume someone’s talking about death. Less commonly to we refer to all of the bits of life that we have to mourn as we outgrow them by the same name. Our tendency to rename those moments, whether it be having to say goodbye toContinue reading “Grief”
Knowing
As you hang just a little bit too long onto what feels like the biggest decision of your life, just take a moment to sit back and let all of the thoughts leave your mind. It sounds counterproductive, right? But look, it’s taken you this long and you still haven’t grown the balls to callContinue reading “Knowing”
Poetry Series – Men
I feel like an asshole admitting it but I absolutely used to chuckle any time a man told me he was a feminist and then started passionately going on about women’s rights and equality. I just found it so peculiar to pour so much into an issue that I was sure couldn’t be hitting asContinue reading “Poetry Series – Men”
Ask
For someone that’s terrible at picking up on subtle hints, I certainly love to give subtle hints and cryptic messages. Funnily enough, this is always the example I think of when I hear people say that those around us are just a reflection of ourselves. What we find triggering in them is only so becauseContinue reading “Ask”
Poetry Series – Hate
Whether we are intentionally being taught or not, we seem to always be learning. If you’ve ever spent enough time around someone that you start unintentionally taking on their mannerisms from time to time, you see that we’re not always trying to pick up the behaviors that we do. Sometimes exposure is all it takes.Continue reading “Poetry Series – Hate”
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