poetry
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Loss of you
Saying goodbye to you leaves empty spaces places where you’d make a joke or send me a smile A morning void of good mornings Once upon a time knowing someone like you woke up thinking of me The day now stretches out with endless silence and my evening no longer holds a good night from Continue reading
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Goodbye
You swept me off my feet with your incredible care care I had never experienced How could I not try dream hope? But I was not ready for you and that’s ok Sometimes I love you means saying goodbye Continue reading
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Outside the Church
Their stories are accepted and embraced I am a disgrace I turned my back on ministry I question things I have been taught I am dissatisfied with the imperfect life because I was told perfection looked like marriage to a “Christian” man children to take care of or a total sacrafice of my single life Continue reading
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What are you living for?
I was always told that living life for others is the most honorable way to be and yet if I only live life for others the way others respond or treat me will determine my life And if I live life for others nothing inside me would ever be reserved for me or for God Continue reading
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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
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 