There's a duality existing when what we long for finally arrives. In that moment we are tasked with facing it. Now, I am going back inside. I am choosing this journey. While still somewhat tired from writing "Cult Child", I want to keep myself surfing this wave lest it all disappear. As I am writing … Continue reading A Poster Child for Shame
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Born Crazy: A Video Poem
"You're crazy." How often have you heard this phrase thrown around, either flippantly, in jest or to victim blame someone who has overcome or is recovering from abuse? I heard this often as a post-cult teenager and well into my adult years. While I was actually dealing with the behavioral aftermath of being an extremely … Continue reading Born Crazy: A Video Poem
Clowns
Hurt I shut down Inside the silence Write it out Fight it out Empath This solitary epitaph Words come lucid Swept on tides Murky I am smothered By the pain of Sickened souls If I could touch them Make them whole Let them see How they shine So brightly How pure Their lives can be … Continue reading Clowns