These poems were written at various times over various situations, and I share them, not as a plea for pity, but as a reminder that if you’ve ever felt these things, too, you’re not alone. I write to process how I feel – and at different times, I’ve felt all of these things. In the… Continue reading Poems from the Lonely Nights
I thought it would look different – This suffering. I thought I’d be ready. I thought I’d embrace it piously. But no – It came unexpectedly, Cutting into my world With talons of fear and confusion. This suffering Didn’t bring a jail cell Or a physical attack Or a sudden hurricane. But… Continue reading When You Thought Suffering Would Look Different
Do you ever observe someone from afar and fall in love with them for a hundred tiny reasons? It might be a look of concentration — the way they flawlessly dance — their uninhibited laughter — or a gesture of kindness — — all these small unconscious things that make us human and… Continue reading A Hundred Tiny Reasons
Prompt: Write about the first time you saw her. First time I saw her, I thought no differently about her than any other girl. She was pretty, but not in the stand-out-from-the-crowd kind of way. But then she laughed. And it was like the sky right after the sun has burst across the horizon. And… Continue reading First Time I Saw Her
