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, […]
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Heart Murmur
There she sat beside me in class Twitching. The professor spoke But all I could hear was the sound of her Twitching. A moment of stillness and then the motion of her Twitch. A sudden movement Interrupted by calmness, Immobility. I began to count the seconds between each Twitch. One. Two. Three. Four. Twitch. Others […]
In the Dark
At unspeakable hours is when they like to come— Never in the daylight for fear of being discovered By those who are not allowed to know. They chose me, and it’s a curse and a blessing. The first night they arrived, it was ordinary and bright. The moon shone a yellowish hue through my […]
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 […]
a decade’s worth of thanks
As we enter 2020, a new decade, it only makes sense to me to give thanks for the years passed. How does one give thanks for an entire decade? To begin: gratitude for ten years of health and happiness. I was thirteen when I entered the 2010’s. I couldn’t have imagined that life would take […]
Love letters to my restless heart
I don’t write to be perfect I write for you Who is wonderful In your imperfection And so I write To feel wonderful To feel emptied And replenished Each time that I am filled To the brim With all that it means To be human I write To be imperfect And to feel Perfect doing […]
a word is a word is a word
a word a breath set to the rhythm of her tune