I once held my heart on my sleeve That way others could see how much love I could give, and someone would be willing to take it. I now hold my heart deep in the unseen… It got hurt too many times, and now I feel sorry that I allowed it to get used byContinue reading “Heart on my sleeve”
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Allowed
I allowed myself to feel comfort And I cried. I cried in a way that I don’t understand But I allowed myself to feel it. The comforting warmth of my son sleeping next to me, cozy in his blankets, his favorite stuffed seal in his hands I felt my body try to relax the tiniestContinue reading “Allowed”
May we
May we meet at the shores of peace The sands of tranquility May we clearly see A world removed of its grease May we find comfort in open arms To feel love without trauma’s guards May we hear unfiltered And speak without fear May we find laughter in arguments And may we never learn resentmentContinue reading “May we”
Puzzle pieces
I tore myself apart For the sake of being loved I took the pieces and forced them together For the sake of being loved I held myself together with hopes, dreams, and lies For the sake of being loved I tore myself apart again and again and again For the sake of being loved ButContinue reading “Puzzle pieces”
A puddle of fears, a mountain of tears
Sitting in silence the body and mind at war. Fight and flight responses firing at once. Fighting is impossible, With flight, there is no escape. Filled with torment and hate. Internally screaming with anger and rage Panic ensues when boundaries are broken How foolish I’ve been And how foolish I am. False hopes and dreamsContinue reading “A puddle of fears, a mountain of tears”
I’m going to be selfish for a bit.
Today I had the full realization that I have always put myself, my needs, my life, on the back burner. Hell, not even on the stove but stuck in the back of a cupboard. So I decided that I’d do something today that I’ve never done. I’m going to be selfish. I am going toContinue reading “I’m going to be selfish for a bit.”
I am not sh*t
If for some reason you have something against the word in the title, this poem probably isn’t for you! I am not the ground beneath the shit I am not the shit itself I am not the shovel for shit I am not the wheelbarrow that holds it I am not the person who throwsContinue reading “I am not sh*t”
It only takes a second…
The harshness of words last longer than the second it takes to say. The harshness of words can last a lifetime, and hurt just as bad, years later, as it did the second you heard them. Let your words be remembered as warm and loving instead. Let that memory be encouraging, rather than demeaning. TheContinue reading “It only takes a second…”
I am
I am weak, when compared to a bear I am small, when compared to an elephant I am dry as a desert, when compared to the oceans I am fragile, when compared to a diamond — I may not be as tall as Mt. Everest, but a mountain I am I may not curve likeContinue reading “I am”
Forgotten
Words said are words unheard Memories made that are just a blur. Spirits wash away sanity Memory. Washed me from his mind… I stand, a pillar unmoving. The cracks that once beckoned my downfall Repaired by my strength, my new perspective. The hurt, the loss, the embarrassment, the shame I am not defined by hisContinue reading “Forgotten”
Ink & Embers 