• Poems

    questions of the heart

    12/15/2021 - By 

    what if they walk awayand the fairytale never comes?will you cling to what isn’t there?or will you know an endingwhen you see the period firmly in place? what will you do when the day pours herself before youand all you can think of is the night?and the night, so full of promises, what if he leaves you empty?will you keep lying in the dark staring at the horizon,hoping the stars align to do the wishing?or do you cast your own? what if love stories are not about lovers,but tales of how we find ourselves?will you close the book and get…

  • Ramblings

    Tell them who you are.

    12/07/2017 - By 

    I started this blog two years ago today. And I used to wonder what sparked it. Sure, it was a ‘creative outlet.’ But it ended up being so much more. Now I realize—I just granted myself permission. Permission to feel exactly how I feel. To have the guts to sit with those feelings, and tell them that they’ve been felt. What a wild gift we have to choose in favor of a healthy heart. That feels, that loves and that aches—but does not choose to stay there. When you choose to write your life into a public display of lessons…

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    Ramblings

    A Note on Love

    02/14/2017 - By 

    In 2015, I stayed single for nearly 365 days. In 2016, I somehow quickly forgot everything that I taught myself in that romance free year. Maybe some of you are in happy relationships, but can still relate to this—some relationships are so powerful that they can throw even the strongest of people off-balance. In my case, I found myself dissatisfied, wanting more, doubting, and thinking, thinking, thinking. I found myself feeling lonely in love. The end of 2016 was a bit stormy as my relationship practically fell of a cliff. It broke my heart and I carried that ache around…