Tag: recovery
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Spoken word video – “Resiliency”
I get it . You want to control You want to stifle me but see- My resiliency. From the time I was a child you, in various forms, tried to hold me mold me choke me Silence what’s inside But see.. The thing about resiliency.. I may have stumbled I may have fallen Short of…
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Show yourself, Grace
Aren’t we but a series of voices Relaying messages forward from different lifetimes? Am I not of my late great-grandmother, Who bought me a journal Just after a series of troubled teenage years? She said: “Whatever you do, don’t stop writing.” What did she see in me? Was it not the very same thing that…
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Trail Walk Whispers
Which version of the vision do I want to believe? Which one is too much, too big of a task for me? The growth has become uncomfortable, It’s inconvenient. The dreams are intensifying, There is no more denying No comfort zone left to hide in. Interesting how the former people pleaser No longer finds her…
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What Would it Mean to Touch the Sun?
What would it mean to touch the sun? Silly me and my vivid dreams. Create the life you desire. Don’t get too close to the fire. Create the safe haven you have always been seeking. Silly girl, you won’t find it in other people. Safety net Safe place Shame Vulnerability Disgrace. Guilt trip. Healing, Revealing…
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Where’s my seat? (Part 1)
*trigger warning Ever tried to find your place in a room full of glory? Trying to walk with grace, Trying to find Your place? Because surely the smile on your face Could erase Those dis-taste- Ful thoughts Fuller feelings Major dealings Escaping death Only to awake pissed off Because in reality You’re a coward. Trigger…
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POST 2 on Faith without Works – 2012 vs 2022
This collection of poetry started coming to me during an awakening of sorts, and I felt compelled to self publish this in 2022. It represents a journey that I can’t quite describe, but I am very thankful for it. 34 poems published during my 34th year of life. The growth displayed between my 2012 publication…
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Identity
I am always my authentic self in my works, but admittedly if it isn’t well received I find myself doing that dance with self doubt. I love the positive feedback that I receive from the transparency that is displayed along my journey through my writing, but I need not let that be a determining factor…
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Bound
Significant strangers tied together by a tree. What is the root that connects me to you and you to me? I gotta take what I feel, and put it in writing Because surely those first two lines come off disrespectful, I must hold myself accountable and not be neglectful. After I talk to God, I…
Jusjess Poetry: Poetry and Other Expression in Written Art 