I drive down the roadInto the woodsTo find myselfAmongst the leafless treesAnd cold winter breezeI listen to old songsFlashbacks to my childhoodAlways pop in my headRoad trips to San DiegoSitting in the backseatWhile my dad blastsBob Dylan on repeatListening to a favoriteSong on my iPodIn the living roomMy grandmother sitting onThe couch with a bookIContinue reading “To Find Myself”
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The Candle
The light flickers and reflectsin the soft brown wood as rain sprinkles down outside.Disappointment isanother word for regret.I look up and down, side to sidetrying to focus onthis book I’m currently reading.Spurts of focus is the bestway to describe my lack of concentration.I have it,it’s just not as long as I like it.Water slides downContinue reading “The Candle”
Christmas Endings
It’s been a year of change, challenges, and triumphs.Little things build over time to lead to new, scary,and beautiful lives. I write these words at the end of the day, the last postOf this year, feeling more grateful than I haveEver felt.Knowing how I got here has been a big part of theseLast few months,Continue reading “Christmas Endings”
blue-colored night
the welcoming of winterbegins with a firework showwe watch from a balcony and marvel at the lightshooting across the skythe sound hits usrippling inland throughthe blue-colored nightbeing eye level withthe spectacle is an incrediblesight the glittery ones feelcloser like I could reachout my fingers and graba little magic lit from belowthe green and red linesbringContinue reading “blue-colored night”
Out of Focus
I watch the waves hit the shore distracted by my own thoughts playing on a loop in my brain. I breathe in the fresh air first time out today. I stopped by the ocean to appreciate the sun, relaxing way to spend a chilly Sunday in November.
Just Breathe
I write in coffee shops I space out, my mind exited to entertain some thoughts instead. The beauty of a Saturday with nothing to do but write and visit and catch up on my life. The days where life has less structure brings joy to remember the things I forget to do when I amContinue reading “Just Breathe”
a little poem filled with gratitude
I wasn’t a beach person. I hate sand, the feeling of it Between my toes is less than ideal. Being overheated and running out of Water while lounging was always my deal. Not choosing how long I was there Caused me to be restless. This was until I lived by a beach. Paying attention toContinue reading “a little poem filled with gratitude”
Blocking
I play games with people They didn’t ask to join But I can’t speak this word So try and guess what I say. I have hit a wall on this word On this block, feels impossible It’s stuck in my throat My brain screams for me To say this. I know it, I know theContinue reading “Blocking”
star gazing
I looked up at the stars and felt small. Life gets put into perspective when looking out to the unknown. The autumn breeze blew against my skin. I felt cozy underneath my blanket. I gazed up at the universe searching for satellites and shooting stars but only found planes in a sea of constellations andContinue reading “star gazing”
happiness is
walking on the beach maneuvering as the waves hit the sand the fallen leaves on the grass all colorful in their glory dancing to my favorite songs when everyone is sleeping singing along to songs I loved as a kid in the car long road trips to my favorite place gray days where it’s warmContinue reading “happiness is”
