Trigger warnings: very brief and vague mention of suicide, depression, rape and sexual assault. At 16 years old I made a choice that would change my life. I was never a rebellious kid, I was shy, quiet, and you’d always find me hidden in the back of the room. I had friends, but I wasContinue reading “…but he’s never hit me: pt 1”
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I leave
I leave the clothes at the foot of the bed Neatly folded and stacked The closet doors are too loud in the mornings next to the baby’s crib. So I keep your clothes at the foot of the bed. I keep them neatly folded and stacked That way they are easy to grab when you’reContinue reading “I leave”
True love
I often sit and wonder if true love is real. I’ve decided it can’t be. It’s a myth, a fairy tale of lies and deceit. I have seen so many romantics, so much love, to had such high hopes and excitement for the day I marry… Only to be shown that true love can’t possiblyContinue reading “True love”
Free-range Parenting?
So the other day I was told that I had a more “free ranging parenting style”. Well for a minute I did feel a bit offended to be honest with you. I’d heard of such parenting and I didn’t agree or like it; no bed times, no being careful, not much parental supervision, if any,Continue reading “Free-range Parenting?”
A poem: a war within
I see myself from above, The only thing I feel is guilt. It feels like my fault, and you shove, I put my feelings aside Again, I feel guilt. I’m angry, Yet I cower So much to say, It could pour out like a shower, Yet I hold it inside, fighting my own self. WhatContinue reading “A poem: a war within”
Ink & Embers 