Wastrel of Consequence You knew the world was rigged against you But nonetheless, you did your best to overcomeAnd when nothing changed, you blamed the weather It did not stop your world from crashing Nor your heart from breaking into piecesAnd yet you blamed another still in your ignorance The years it took for you to realize…
Why is it so hard to ask for help when you’re in pain?
I ask myself this question on a daily basis. Why is it so hard to ask for help when you’re in pain? After doing some research on this topic, there were three consistent reasons. These may seem like they are simple, but feeling like you are a burden that is undeserving of help can seem…
Volcano of Emotion
Volcano of emotion I have found most Emotions hide underThe surface of ourSouls before it takesHold of me eruptingLike an angry volcanoIn mid-winter splendor
A minor rant about chronic pain syndrome
I suppose I have been sharing more about living with chronic pain syndrome and what it feels like to spend most of the day lying down in pain. For the purpose of this post, I hope to rant a little bit. Just a tiny conversation between you and me. It will be our secret. There…
Universe in Limbo
Universe in Limbo How fast does it take for a nebula to spell out the letters of your name?I lay awake asking myself these questions, waiting on a call that didn’t come.I should have given up the first time or the second you realized I was too much. Does the Universe understand the way to…
Chronic Pain Syndrome
If you had told me three years ago that the pain I experienced was due to trauma, I would have laughed. But now, I know it’s true, as the sky is blue. The last few months have taught me what it means to become disabled and how to keep living when the world forgets you…
Tormenting my dreams
Tormenting my dreams They haunt me still Like lost memoriesThese dreams of mineBring me your hope And entwine me Lies I used to dream of youOf love and desireBut now my dreamsAre just nightmaresWaiting to haunt meLies You once made me smileIt was a joke of some sortI chuckled, and I snortHolding on to the laughterI wish…
My Days and Nights
Days riddled with the pain of a past we can’t forget. Nights too long to remember the joy of a different tomorrow. Days riddled with wounds that won’t heal until time has passed me by. Nights too short to talk about the things we wish to forget on the morrow. Days too riddles with the…
Sunday Self Care: Happy New Year
Another year has come and gone, but taking care of yourself has never grown old. Since it’s Sunday, I want to give a few tips on how to take care of yourself this year and going forward. Tips for yearly self-care I could give you a few more tips, but there is one vital tip…
An Ode to the Year That Ends
I used to think I understood timeKnew the direction in which to turnWatched the clock change its hours But now, that the year has endedI begin to believe, time is still a mysteryStill, the thing I wonder most about Sure, I can’t rewind and try againI can’t undo the love I have lostOr the hate…
Spice and Nice 