January 2025
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Birds Migrate
We shout out Welcome! Dream! Freedom! while barring the way for those who need the hope of a new start We rip apart families because we’ve convinced ourselves they are animals We let birds fly back and forth over our borders oohing and aahing at their colors while we spend millions of dollars to stop Continue reading
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Nurture Versus Nature
It’s truly been my world that’s made me sick I’ve always been told I was the problem My thinking wrong my feelings too much But now that I’ve found safety and I am more myself than I have ever been I know that it wasn’t me that was wrong but the world I lived in Continue reading
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Internal Compass
I seek strong feelings outside me Looking for spectacular moments So stunning I have no way to deny how perfect it is Or I hope and ask and dream of someone else telling me “This is right” BUT they’ve been wrong and only this internal compass the one inside that whispers and guides The one Continue reading
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Life after Shame
It feels absolutely odd to feel good without shame To eat the burger To spend the money To skip the meeting and kiss the guy No overthinking No after shame I just don’t know what to do with myself now Continue reading
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How do you Grieve the Loss of yourself?
Do I not know who I am or am I just scared to let go of who I once was? Fearing the disappointment others may feel How little they may recognize me But will it hurt that much to lose people who never really saw me anyways? This version of me Carefree Unworried Just living 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 