Because lately I've been feeling like I don't have enough love surrounding me, but then remembered that I am loved (very much so) despite who I am.
Recent Posts
A Lament for my Broken Brain
I am a slow learner. I am no longer what I used to be. I feel that my mimd is shrinking, or even scarier — that it had always been small to begin with. I feel the limits of my brain acutely: I require more rest (at least 7 hours a day), and get more […]
Sssshhhh
Silence is golden.
Oh Captain, My Captain
Because I’m on a ship right now, and I’ve always been in love with vessel analogies. ❤️
The Old Geezer Syndrome
Much as my father insists that he’s still 35, he is, most unfortunately, no longer in his mid-30’s. In fact, I am witness to the (frankly alarming) signs of old age he displays in the form of his developing Old Geezer Syndrome. Alas! It is true. My father has been struck by this most fearsome […]
Actions Speak Louder
If your words were melodies They’d be music to my ears Like a Tchaikovsky sonata A musician’s wildest dream If your words could serenade They’d sound so perfectly Like a Philharmonic orchestra Playing perfect symphonies If your words could captivate A captive, I would be You’re a modern-day Scheherazade Whisp’ring wonders next to me If […]
Write, Then
“Who was it, then, that gave you the desire to write? For certainly, it did not come from you.” A single finger taps where her heart ought to be, hidden behind its cage of bone, “You may think you thought it up – that it was your splendid idea – but no. This desire does […]
Unprecedented Growth
2016 is gone and past, and another year lies ahead of us. For everyone, the year had its fair share of highs and lows – this is true for me as well. New Year’s Resolutions are a dime a dozen, and most won’t be able to commit to them. I’ve made a few myself, and […]
Tired
Because what else are you going to do with your pain except turn it into poetry?
