poetry
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Wearing a Dress
I can’t wear a new dress without a consciousness of who thinks I’m attractive I feel the gaze of men looking me up and down and I’m no longer a person Yet I wore this dress because I felt beautiful I wore this dress to feel like me not to invite the gazes Now that… Continue reading
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Humanity or Romance
Beautiful or kind sometimes I feel like I have to choose Sexy or sensitive rarely are they synonymous at least to others and in the world of dating you’re beautiful as long as you try as long as you’re quiet and listen As long as you text first as long as you inconvenience yourself to… Continue reading
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Only Human
Was expecting you to be perfect but you’re just human and I am too And that reminder of humanity is an opportunity to say I love you anyways I love you because you are just human I get to choose to say yes to you Even when that feels like saying no to myself …… Continue reading
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All Paths that Lead to Love
Look at all these people with different stories not one alike almost as if God makes them all unique and our choices aren’t black and white Our choices are our choices freely embraced and if they end with brokenness God’s got a plan for them anyways There’s no room for these rules humans are beautiful… Continue reading
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Lucky
Have you ever felt lucky just to know someone? So lucky you live in the now just to savor it? As much as the future holds the unknown of how long it may last you feel so grateful you stay present and if or when it may or may not end almost doesn’ tmatter because… 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 