Growing Pains
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It feels like I’ve been stuck in a loop for the past five years when it comes to working. I’ve had several different jobs over the years, some more stable than others. Each was a learning experience and all were traumatic in their own ways. I decided to end this cycle of crappy job situations…
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The title of this may seem contradictory to the masses, but I know that there are a select few that will understand what I mean. I will elaborate for those that do not. I identify as a black woman and I also identify as a black person. Still confused? Let’s break this down. I was…
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*This post was originally written on July 26th, 2021* Happiness has always eluded me. I always felt like I had to be more than who I was. I was never enough. I never felt pretty enough, smart enough, fast enough, talented enough. The opposite was also true. I was too much. I was too loud,…
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Today is the first anniversary of the Capitol riot. It’s also the one year anniversary of when I could have lost the person that means the most to me in this world. My life was completely different a year ago. I had been engaged for almost two months and I was recovering from an emergency…
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Every year, I have the same New Year’s Resolutions – lose weight, post more frequently on my website, learn to cook, etc. I have decided to break with tradition and say goodbye to New Year’s Resolutions. It’s easy to get caught up in the promise of a new year, especially with capitalism selling us the…
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I didn’t like what I created. I was given the gift of another’s heart But I decided to chip away at it slowly. Insecurities permeated every facet of my being. All I could do was leave. But I couldn’t. So I poured the poison filling my mind into the heart of my love. He stood…
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The “love of my life” walked out on me. During a moment of great need. The coward. Protecting himself was always his strong suit. I never mattered anyway. Another man tiptoed into my life. But he was an imperfect copy of my love. There were only pieces of what made me fall in love with…
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I want to go back to the beginning. Back to when things were new. Every experience felt like paradise. I was consumed by the joy of the moment You were truly an escape. A love to get lost in and with. The fantasy of a mundane life. The person I wanted to come home to…
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I loved you from the day I met you And that was my fault. I was running from a phantom Of a person I never really knew. I thought that this could be my tabula rasa. Prayed for a clean slate. Experienced new things. The highs were too great. I couldn’t handle the pressure. Things…
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You are someone I can’t understand. Your thoughts go to places where I’m not sure even you can follow. Forgetting the simplest of tasks. Disassociation never looked so good.
