“Maybe life hadn’t come to a halt, but rather I had. By stopping, I finally saw. By slowing, I finally felt. By sitting, I finally thought. And while I grew into a stationary being, Time had decided to give me a gift by slowing down too.” --Krista Beyer I’ve been thinking about the same thing …
You are my oldest friend. I’ve loved you since high school, I’ve shared so much of myself with you and now I want an ocean between us rather than a mountain. you are a metaphor for fear, the way you dwell in bed, jobless and motivation-less you are everything I thought I would become and …
“Dependency is not born into someone it grows like a weed until It cannot be contained.” -The Beggar I want a cigarette. I haven’t had one in three months, but I’m going to the doctor tomorrow because my stomach holds food like nicotine gropes my lungs. I want to vomit up the ashes but it’s …
From Shell Shaker by LeAnne Howe September Autumnal Equinox I am a woman Born dripping with vines That have crawled out of the earth Wide open like children Skin and teeth devour warriors Lips dancing her story Swollen and bloody Red with compassion Her grandmother taught her goodbyes Black spirit her spirit Captured by a …
Hello friends, I'm having a bad mental health day today and wrote down some feelings so I could understand them and let them go. As a part of that process, I'm publishing it hear. Hope it resonates with some of you. I learned today that I can’t show happiness in front of my parents. I …
Now that The Moth that Haunts the Laundry Room is published, time to start writing more poetry!
My book comes out in 4 days!
A sneak peek into my poetry book The Moth that Haunts the Laundry Room, this is the poem that inspired the name!
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