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What if you stayed?
Dear Dad, It’s been 13 years.I think of all the days, months, and yearsAnd the silence that’s been left behind. I read your old messages, your written words,never quite realizing how much you hurt. You once said:“I think depression is more painful than my back pain ever was.” Reading that now,I understand that pain more Continue reading
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Shadowscapes
I head to bed as the days’ light still flows through the windowIs it the depression setting in again? Distracted by other people’s livesForgetting to live mine Stuck in a never ending loopWasting away what should be the best years of my youthI want to break this cycleRun away and start somewhere new But I’m Continue reading
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Rise like a Phoenix
Wilted roses and faded embersline her path on her searchfor the love that once lit a fire in her veinsbut now, only ashes and bones remain.Silence fills the air as a blinding fog wraps around herwhile ghostly shadows dance and whisper nearOf what used to be and what could’ve been.Frozen with grief and fearShe watches Continue reading
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Echoes of Survival
I wake up gasping for air because I forgot how to breath. I go through the day hand clasped over my chest trying to slow it’s beat. Tears stain my cheeks as I smile through the agony, Longing to be held longing to let go. My thoughts are haunted with pain from the past. Everywhere Continue reading
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Looking for a hero
Knowing something is wrong with your body is hard. Knowing something is wrong and not being heard makes it even harder. Knowing something is wrong but with no clear answers is exhausting. These last few weeks I’ve been in and out of doctor offices so I can be poked and prodded to discover why my Continue reading
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It’s not your time…
Once upon a time There was a young girl She was tired of fighting Tired of feeling ignored Tired of being alone. She tried and tried to be everything they wanted her to be. So she thought, what if there was no me? She sat in the chair of her vanity And looked at the Continue reading
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This is me trying
My hands are shaking as I write this. Anxiety. Panic. Depression. All of which have been consuming my emotions this last month. All it took was one moment to trigger my downward spiral. It was this moment that I realized that I needed help. I started with medication, and then did the hard part. I Continue reading
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Depression
I am no stranger to the darkness that lives in me. And lately it’s been growing darker and darker, doing its best to engulf me and swallow me whole. I feel it pressing down into my chest, the pain in my veins growing worse with each cry. The darkness inside of me is polluting the Continue reading
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The Prologue
The walls are white, a stark difference to the grey skies outside. Death’s chill is seeping through the halls. Or maybe it’s just the draft air conditioning units causing her to shiver. Everyone knows it’s only a matter of time. There’s pacing back and forth and down the halls. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting. The nurses whisper Continue reading
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Time
*Edited from the original written November 9th, 2007 Time Ah, when does it begin? And oh, when does it end? Time It slips through our fingers like sand Always elusive, yet in such demand Time An ever-present companion, fleeting and fast Leaving us longing, hoping it will last Time With every tick of the clock, Continue reading
About Me
Just your normal millennial trying to make it in this world. I love going to new cities, eating new foods and meeting new people- but I usually prefer the company of my cats. I’m inviting you to come laugh, cry, travel and eat with me on the crazy ride we call adulthood.
Someday, Today 