Published in The Power of Poetry·PinnedMember-onlyBliss in WantingIt may seem controversial to not actually want your desires to materialise. As the theory goes, the wanting of a thing brings more happiness than actually having it. Some may say that it’s a pessimistic way to think. It’s not that I believe everything’s a disappointment. No. But when we deeply desire something, we have…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWeedsNo matter how many times I pull them out they’re still there. They’re always there, and they will always return between these cold slabs of stone. The stems and shoots force their way through, reaching out from the darkness and into the light. There’s nothing you can do to stop it. They will always be…Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·PinnedMember-onlyUnsurrendered LoveWe used to draw together. You leant me your horror movies and Woodstock videos. I’m left yearning for you, though I don’t know where you are. I wish you everything that I knew you deserved. You were kind and strong and brave. You had something behind those eyes — something more —…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
PinnedMember-onlySmall Acts of Kindness“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many.” - Kevin Heath My heart aches, and my mind is in turmoil when I allow myself to look at…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Aug 22, 2022Member-onlyAll Adventures Are Not Created EqualShe walks slowly down the soft moss covered path. It slopes down into the overgrowth of the garden below. Through the opening and into the bramble, she tries not to get tangled, as she ventures further in. Entering the darkness, she longs to find adventure, but instead, she finds an overgrowth of thorns so thick like…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Aug 20, 2022Member-onlySuffering LoveLife Devoured Me Every piece of me I gave to you — skin peeled like pimpled orange zest slid from my bones and dropped to the floor like a silken nightgown. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Aug 9, 2022Member-onlyWaiting to DanceWhy do I always feel like I’m waiting to live? On the cusp of being but never actualising a thing. …Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Aug 6, 2022Member-onlyHumanities WoundThis encrusted scab with crumbling edges I pick from my oozing flesh as within the wound, I see the hatred of humanity. And when I detach the last remaining piece of encrusted protection from the surface that was striving to become something else — the cellular generation creates a new creation living as a fresh epithelial layer. From…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published in Move Me Poetry·Jul 29, 2022Member-onlyCan I Love You Tomorrow?I can love you tomorrow… I’ll wake up extra early and make your favourite breakfast, and I’ll take extra care not to disturb you as I move around the kitchen, deciphering which pots and pans I need. I can love you tomorrow… I’ll wear the dress you like that you got…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jul 25, 2022Member-onlyThis Hurt Is MineOh, baby you, I would have taken you anywhere I was proud you were mine It’s with you I could shine Oh, baby you, You know with you, I shared everything, What was mine was all yours, But you always need more Always need more I shut the door on…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
