Liz in Awe

Finding Me, Again.

This therapist forgot to check and maintain her mental health.

I am proud of you.

Dear Masi,

Thank you for telling me your story yesterday. I am so sorry you had to go through that.

Tell me your story

Dear Child, tell me your story.

What was your name?

Talk to me, Dear Child. What was your name and where were you going?

Dear Abused,

I hate that your name is replaced by an event. I hate how your whole story becomes ‘before abuse’ and ‘after…

STARVED

Do you know what it means to want you, to crave the fragrance of the days’ work on your skin, to want your long hands clasping behind my back?

HOME WITH YOU

Home is when I’m in your arms with my head slightly angled towards your chest and that sweet crest of your neck. Here, the day's…

RESTED

As I sit there, I see the man I love for all the reasons I love him and all the reasons I shouldn’t have him. I see the depth of my own…

LOVE IS A PLACE

Love is not just a person or an emotion; it’s home.