• soul pt. 1

    Dancing to the beat of my own drum. Singing the words to songs never written down. I long for the day that the world stops spinning out of control. There is no end to this madness. Only a girl and the songs inside her bones. Hoping one day that they’d break so that those songs…

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  • recovery

    recovery is a tricky word for me. it means that i am no longer the person that I was. isn’t this what I wanted? i don’t know who I am without my demons. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t battling something. what do I do without something to fight against? when does I…

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  • return

    I don’t know what’s more twisted, my dear. The fact that I let you go  Or The fact that you keep coming back. Maybe I’m the one that returns But Only in moments of weakness Like This one. 

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  • From Siena, With Love

    I have spent almost two months in Siena, Italy. Siena is located in the Tuscany region of Italy. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage site due to the ancient wall that surrounds the city. I happen to live in an apartment that has a beautiful view of the city. My life in Siena is beautiful, tiring,…

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  • future me

    I am not as strong. I have to be sure. To describe my feelings Toward you. Dear future me, you’ve got a storm coming.

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  • concrete

    I am concrete. I am hard yet porous. I am cracked concrete. Beautiful AND Dangerous. I am wet concrete. I take the shape of where I am poured. I am all of these things and more. You never knew how complex concrete could be. If only you stopped to take notice.

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  • Clean Slate

    Yesterday was the end of an era. I got my clean slate after all. I am done digging up skeletons. I will put this shovel to good use. It’s time to plant some trees and flowers. The world could use some more beauty  Instead of madness.

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  • The End of an Era

    Today was the end of an era. It was the end of a book that was written for nineteen years. This book was my childhood and it involved a church that has officially been closed. This church was my home, for better or worse. It was the place that I thought would exist long after…

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  • metamorphosis

    It’s already begun. The change is coming But I cannot stop it. I have two choices Accept my fate or forgo it.

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  • A Ton of Bricks

    I began to clean my room yesterday and that meant finally going through all the papers that I threw on the floor. I made my Summer to-do list and set out on completing everything on the list. Today I felt better despite my room looking a complete mess. I felt lighter and ready to sort…

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