There’s something lonely about being a writer. There’s beauty in the loneliness just as there’s a bit of beauty to most everything in life. The solitude of a writer is chosen by the individual. We make the choice to either be the extrovert, spending our moments in live conversation with others in the world, […]
Tag: relationships
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
november ’19 gratitude log
for after a difficult month, having the discipline to look back in reflection: november passed me in the blink of an eye leaving no time to catch my breath instead, perpetuating the gasping for oxygen. I begged to stay afloat, and barely, I did. I am thankful for this, and being that the […]
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 […]
he wanted
he wanted me because my lips tasted like honey drenched with innocence my hands light in the depths of his he wanted me because i danced little circles outside the brim of his heart tapping, not knocking never forcing my way in he wanted me for the whispers the gentle embraces that offered […]
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 […]
“Same, Girl.”
She always sat in the back of the classroom but not because she was a bad student. I’d seen the professor hand back her papers marked with words like “well done!” Even “bravo!” And, at first, it surprised me but eventually just furthered the mystery. Her eyes were always sad and her hood on […]
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 […]