Category Archives: Poetry
I Failed (the part nobody teaches)
things no one teaches you about loss
Bare Hearts (what is real love?)
I was thinking about love today. The kind that stays when there’s nothing in it [...]
What Dogs & Cats Teach Us
Paws in Presence 🐾 Embracing the Now I watched my dog Doof yesterday (really watched [...]
Kissed By a Ray
Today, I woke up, kissed by a ray of sun gently on my forehead… I [...]
Unspoken Connection (when silence speaks volumes)
Nothing Said, Everything Heard I stood there, frozen.He met my eyes and took my hand.That [...]
How Much Emotional Pain Can One Heart Take?
How much pain can one heart take? I’ve tried to measure mine. In sleepless nights [...]
I Go Back to the Edge
This is a grief poem about the pull that keeps happening after. The world stays [...]
We Are All Connected (the invisible cord we never cut)
Before birth, your mother breathed for you. Oxygen through the umbilical cord. No effort. No [...]
In Plain Sighs (mindful breathing secret)
The biggest secret is right under my nose. Literally. Has been my whole life. Everyone [...]
A Potter’s Touch (shaped by life experiences)
The Potter’s Wheel (when life won’t stop shaping you) You know that feeling when life [...]
Losing Yourself in Relationship? (balance between walls & dissolution)
The Tightrope of Love Everyone talks about falling in love like it’s the hard part. [...]
Why Am I So Different? (the real zebra with dots would know)
I couldn't believe my eyes! A zebra with polka dots?! It was too cool! I [...]
In Moments of Despair
I wrote this in 2018, during a particularly heavy period. I’m sharing it now because [...]
Reflections (why do people see things differently)
Why Nobody Sees Your Universe I wrote this after watching two people argue about a [...]
Stranger’s Eyes (how to stop your inner critic from destroying you)
I wrote this in 2017, when I finally understood why I could look in the [...]
In My Lap (hope, coping & reality)
On the surface, it’s “hope as coping.” Underneath, it’s hope as a payment plan you [...]
Empath Feeling Too Much? (why I feel everything so deeply)
It’s 11 PM and I’m sitting in my disaster of a room, scrolling through my [...]
Why Can’t I Be Happy? (looking for happiness in all the wrong places)
So maybe the gods aren’t laughing at us. Maybe they’re waiting for that moment when [...]
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To My One and Only (a relationship status update)
I wrote this after realizing I’ve been the worst partner to the only one who’s [...]
Resentment (when letting go feels like betrayal)
I learned that resentment doesn’t give a shit about your meditation practice or gratitude journal. [...]