Joyful Ruins

Discovering joy in the hard places


poetry

  • Shaped by Loves

    Shaped by Loves

    My heart is shaped like my loves the smile of children the colors of moth wings the shapes of animals My heart beat sounds like my loves the songs of birds and cicadas the moving creek the notes of music laugher and passionate speech What’s written on my heart are my loves the words of Continue reading

  • Fix Inside

    Everyone used to tell me there was something wrong with me My feelings were problematic MY experiences a fantasy My fantasies silly Eventually I walked away from those people trying to tell me I need fixing but that message stayed internally No one tells me anymore that something is wrong or I need to be Continue reading

  • Emotions

    Please don’t fix me let me feel My feelings are deep like the ocean as colorful as the flowers of the world I seek beauty outside myself and all the time there’s been beauty within I long for the colors I see outside the peacefulness of a trickling stream When all along my emotions bring Continue reading

  • A Flower in the Forest

    A Flower in the Forest

    I feel like a beautiful flower planted in the darkest corner seeking the sunlight to grow suffocated by the darkness the needs of the plants around me I feel beautiful and magnificent yet hidden and overlooked I feel like I have so much to give but I’m overwhelmed by the thought of giving How does Continue reading

  • God in Me?

    God in Me?

    I still think of You when a door opens I wonder if You’re leading, aligning, working But when I pigeon hole You into giving me a specific path it’s easier to be disappointed or mad when that path doesn’t work I make You my scapegoat I blame You I throw away intuition, love, compassion, and 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.

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