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January 1, 2020HeyitsTay

Love letter to the girl who won’t let go

You’re going to feel stupid one day … But it’s okay, I’ve been there Many of us have been there, and your need to control and fix a broken situation is not defined by idiocy. In fact, you’re a smart girl. You’ve read the situation like a children’s book. I know this because you’re wise […]

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December 16, 2019HeyitsTay

uncharted territories

she was the sky above an empty rainforest sprinkling droplets of water to be witnessed by none   he was a single rose in an unbothered garden enchanting from afar, thorns uncharted

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December 11, 2019December 11, 2019HeyitsTay

Weak at the Knees in Love

You can’t tell me how to love Just like I can’t tell you That your heart is hideous Though your heart is hideous   To know hatred Deeper than lust Deeper than desire Deeper than anyone And even deeper than Yourself   You can’t tell me to grow up Not when your heart has aged […]

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December 4, 2019November 26, 2019HeyitsTay

tell me.

tell me you want me, then tell me again. tell me until you’re blue in the face. angry. wondering who could possibly be this insecure.   wrap those words around me. they’re all I need to stay warm tonight. surround me in your security blanket,   and if I wake in the night, shivering cold, […]

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November 27, 2019May 1, 2021HeyitsTay

In A Crowded Room

In a crowded room, my eyes will always find You. It’s unnatural. You aren’t magnetized. They will scour the room, looking for a hint. Tall— there are lots of tall people. Brown hair— there are many brunettes. Find the man surrounded by beautiful people with lustful eyes, and there He is. His gaze won’t meet […]

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July 30, 2019May 1, 2021HeyitsTay

july ’19 gratitude log

but first, for making it halfway through a year of abundance and blessings. i am grateful.   grateful for july 14th, the day i brought home my new puppy, a blessing in himself. yellow, floppy ears puppy dog eyes accompanying every utterance of “no,” and then, acceding. me to him, not him to me. giant […]

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January 28, 2018May 1, 2021HeyitsTay

the moment i stopped believing in god the savior

I can remember the very moment that I stopped believing in God the Savior. Well, at least the series of moments. It went like this. Nineteen years old and as naïve as ever. Everything was great until it wasn’t. But I don’t want to get ahead of myself. I was in love with a man […]

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