Author’s note: I am writing this because my sister is going to the grade I was when this story happened. This vignette was written just to share my story and get my thoughts onto a page. Each year about...
you’re your own person,
love should make you feel good,
your friends should treat you with kindness,
you don’t need others validation, just your own,
it’s okay to be alone sometimes,
appreciate...
to my sister,
if i had a million words to describe my sister
there are many things that come to mind
generous, kind, empathetic, caretaker,
everything she is, i am not
to my sister
from...
if i could i would dive in the deepest end
i would board her train of thoughts and ride it until i saw all of the beautiful sights along the way
then maybe i could make her understand me
more than...
they say that grief comes in waves
they were right
i’m drowning in the waves crashing over my body
the first wave was denial
this wave crashed over my body and made me numb
so numb my...
there’s something so incredibly remarkable about the Junk of a Drawer
there’s one bound to be found in any room in a home almost anywhere
the lengths that some go to hide it from your curious...
Sometimes you can't look back. Sometimes you can't even look where you're at right now. The battles and challenges, the hardships and illnesses, the bad relationships and friendship blow ups make us look...
when a rose dies it happens slowly and then all at once
dead
our friendship was like a dying rose
slowly
and then all at once
dead
when a rose is bloomed it is beautiful
our...
“Broken”
you can water a plant even when it’s dead but the reality is it won’t ever be the same again
you can glue back together a broken plate but the reality is it won’t ever be the...
She is a reflection of the moon.
Natural elegance and breezed walking,
Each movement is rhythmic,
Her body sways along the tides.
Luminous femininity is unraveled.
She bears secrets in her silky...
The way I long to be a mother
Is the way the grass can’t wait to experience the sun’s light
It sounds archaic to need this so badly
“This”
is hoping for a little girl
painting...
