Cold Knots

“How do you feel about cold weather?” “J'ai froid,” her contorted brow and chatteringteeth screamed as she paced back and forth, back and forth racing against the raindropsslipping down her windowpane. She knots a scarfaround her neck tighter in hopes it's thread will trap even a flicker of hope and warmth as a shieldagainst this…

Bloom

I will no longer take rootnor flower on gardensand in other people's spaceswho'll no longer nourish menor water me so I can shoot.I will no longer allow toxicthoughts to weed in my soilnor grow feelings that chokeand mock me. I uproot allthat weighs heavily on my crown, all that no longer makes mestand tall and…

Daring Tonic

Describe one positive change you have made in your life. My enemies; fear, regret, shamehad me living in the past tensealways a poison to my waters making me rigid, making me tense. My friends on the other handtrauma, hate and oh sweet bitterness inflamed me and framed a weightthat'd bury my light until darknessswallowed me…

Mental Check (Pt 2): How Do You Deal?

Even with its beauty and power life has it downs, those grey moments that come say 'hey' and make you feel insignificant, alone, lost, a failure among other feelings. Taking away your healthy mental state down the drain. Could be because of all the violence around, the economy squeezing out our last coins, lack of…

I See You!

Meet Dixie Him: nakuchekieven on the days you want to hide. I see you,even on the days you feel invisiblenakucheki,even on moments uko juu ya kekicelebrating with otherswhile your mind is in chaosdrowning in blacknesschocking on powerlessness, nakucheki.I see you, That's why I paw slap youreminding you it's not only youYou, YOu, YOU!That AM here,when…

Men-tal-k

“I was afraid to speak outlest the wars that happen in my headturn to wars on the ground, and by parts of the world, be dubbeda de-mented terroristtrying to spew toxic wasteon others, infecting andaffecting them, corrupting and stunting...See others react to anythingmental as if it's toxic gas, infiltrating every veinmaking you vain, infectious and…

Peeling N Healing

Hand drawing depicting flowers growing where there was a wound: healing. “Healing is never a straight path. It's a winding ride that takes you unimaginable place.” Been questioning myself (a lot) lately on this journey of healing I've been on. Some days I felt like I was not even making a dent, busy look for…

Mental Check

“Perhaps the butterfly is proof is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.” Toby Mac I laughed and the sound that emanated from me was both shocking and yet delightful. After spending ages lost in darkness that seemed to have no end it was like a spark…

It’s Kind of a Funny Story

“It's kind of a funny storyYou checked up on others full of worryRunning out of fuel gasing others And you neglected your own.Ain't you supposed to nourish number one So as to feed the others? It's kind of a funny storyThat as much as we share the same worldAs others continue on, Yours comes to…