July 2024
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Always a Rose
The flowers are out again I can’t help but see they struggled too and waited slept retreated into darkness They changed transformed and hid But look at them no less beautiful Different than they were the year before yet still a daffodil or rose lily or tulip Continue reading
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Say Her Name
A woman afraid in her home in her heart A mother cooking for her children protecting her loved ones seeking help seeking safety trusting Brought to fear Brought to her knees Brought to begging and apologies Cursed at threatened shot Because she was black? Because a white man in a uniform saw her as a Continue reading
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Tell me your Story
This poured out of me today as I feel very compassionately towards people who feel alone, are suffering, forgotten, ignored.This isn’t just a poem. It’s a true invitation. It’s an open ended, forever, authentic invitation to anyone who reads this to tell me your story, to know I am a presence of love and acceptance Continue reading
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Harmful God
God feels so often like an excuse an excuse to avoid humanity You can’t be sad or anxious or scared You can’t love who you love or be friends with the most human of people Disasters aren’t disasters but blessings in disguise Hurt isn’t hurt but lessons to sanctify God is used to harm to 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 