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  • Behind the Smile: The Unspoken Reality of Loneliness & Burnout 

    October 22, 2024: Sadly, I hate to say it, but I’m not doing well. I’ve never been so homesick in my entire life and I’ve never felt more dead on the inside. The weather gets cold, and I’m done for. I’m already wearing thermals here in Maine because mother nature decided that it should be…

  • the street lamp between us

    it’s a frosty night in maine 2am & 19 degrees the only warmth i feel is the breath that surpasses my lips i can see you in the distance  my skin ruffles as i stride towards you  the gap between us begins to close i’m beneath you now & above me you shine  with the…

  • A Northern Rant: Wicked Soup & Social Frustration

    Wicked, wicked ,wicked…WICKED! What the fuck is up with the North and wicked…and no I’m not fucking talking about the movie. I’m sure that’s actually enjoyable. Ever since I moved here so many people use that word with a northern accent and it makes my ears throb…but it gets worse…they also throw in a ‘yeah’…

  • between the lines

    anything can be a poem roses are red, remember?  just like these lines  & violets are blue. so simple yet oddly complex are you looking for a deeper meaning?  did you read between the lines?  analyzing every single word why choose that verbiage? what’s it mean to you?  i’ll overthink my life until it’s true. …

  • The Cost of Loving You

    I threw your ring in the river today. You know the one you gave me when you asked me to marry you? The one you welded with a ruby stone, that fits perfectly on my ring finger? Or better yet, the ring you gave to me before you held me at gun point? You remember…

  • in the mirror

    my legs crossed  in front of my porcelain sink  staring at my own reflection my cheeks perk as i see burnt bronze eyes  crowded by soft lines  same rusted eyes  i would gaze at from two feet tall  the corners of my mouth drop i will always see the world through my mother’s eyes