Tag: Friendship
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Today, I had to drive myself somewhere that reminds me life is worth living.
Today was a wild emotional overload and I don’t know if it was because of you or not. Today, I think perhaps you were just the match that lit a fuse already set to blow. Today was the first time I thought of how I would do it. Today, I had to drive myself somewhere…
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Open doors
I am a lover of life, a romanticizer, a dreamer.. and yet, lately I feel lost. I have always tried to walk with strength, to meet storms with grace,to carry every battle alone and pretend the weight was feather-light. In the past, I reached for help – to family, friends, the person I loved.But their…
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I am Afraid
I am apprehensive of how today will go. I know in my mind that I am safe, I am surrounded by those who will stand beside me if I need it. And yet, this fear has me in a choke hold, stealing the breathe from my lungs. I am afraid. I am afraid of what…
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Dissonance
I am feeling dissonance within myself today, and I have been struggling to identify what is truly going on in my mind. There is this static, where my feelings and thoughts jumble. I am a verbal processor, which usually means I need to discuss the same things repeatedly to fully understand them myself. This is…
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Heartwood
He was an oak,With deep roots,And mighty branches. Everyone looked at him to bear their weight. The pressure causing fissures, excavating his trunk. Cavities opened, exposing his heartwood. They took advantage of his tenderness beneath the barkEating away at him Hollowing him out and making a home in the shell of this treeSap seeping out…
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When Fire met Earth
She came burning. Not a flicker or spark, but an unapologetic blaze. The kind that turns shadows honest, makes cowards retreat, leaves no room for pretending. She arrived in flame and fury, all righteous heat and sharp-tongued loyalty. The kind of fire that would fight for you before you even knew you needed defending. She…
The Art of Holding 