October 2024
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The Truth about Moving
And then the loneliness hit me like a tidal wave Too busy before to notice Somewhere new Beginning again It’s the moments you take to slow down I was watching tv and felt the loss of my parents then I realized I am alone again and will be for the foreseeable future I know it Continue reading
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Poet’s Heart
Speak your poems to nature let your poems be for you An affirming of who you are Delight in them without anyone else Truly, Celebrate, cry, laugh Absorb their beauty Treasure them and nature will be your audience When it hurts to share such vulnerability with others remember this Continue reading
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To be with you
I’ve never found myself desiring a presence But your presence is wanted Not for attention or validation just to be with to be able to look over at you and smile to feel safe knowing you’re nearby to catch your brown eyes to roll my eyes at your cheesy jokes to be with you I’ve Continue reading
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Words and I
I am these words I write My poetry is part of me I cannot express otherwise Romantic Wise Tragic Fierce Connected to nature myself God others It’s so intertwined with myself that when no one notices them or cares it honestly feels like part of me has been witnessed and found ugly and worthless Continue reading
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Love is not Passive
You think because you say you “still” love them and show them kindness that you are good But your silence in the face of their suffering Your vote against their life Your blank eyes and trite answers in their questioning of their worth is killing them You can’t just passively love them because love is 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 