February 2024
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Ode to Montana
Montana you gave me the chance to be brave Roads of snow and ice to drive on Boats of children to keep safe Hard conversations Failings and Misunderstandings Conflicting stories Disappointments Driving hours down mountains Facing cold like never before Facing loneliness like never before Choosing again and again to try and live Continue reading
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Stay in this Wilderness
Out in this wilderness I feel I must escape Run through the trees and find “the path” but You do not ask that of me You are in no hurry You point out the needles of the pines that catch the sun and feed the tree You stop along the stream and bid me watch Continue reading
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Nuance
Sometimes I just want someone to hold me This is made more difficult by the fact that I can’t remember the last time I hugged a guy other than family and I feel shamed for wanting a man while feeling shamed for being alone There’s part of me that longs for someone to live this Continue reading
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Humanity Should not Look Like Me
Humanity should not look only like me The faces of humanity should be so varying it is stunning in its colors like a flock of tropical birds I want to look at humanity and see laugh lines outrageous clothes stubble browns and tans wrinkles eyes of chocolate eyes of oceans I want to see worship Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 