A sophisticated lady who stays up far too late overthinking
Usually the times of confusion are the times when I write my best work. Words have always been the way I work through things, but today seems to be different. It’s the first time I have confronted a situation where no combination of words can express my fear, anger, rage, or disappointment. You put so much … Continue reading The Morning After
Two-hundred fifty years ago, the founding fathers of this great nation sat in a steamy room and discussed the terms of our freedom. They declared that we the people were not going to stand for tyranny anymore, that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness were natural human rights, and that Americans had the right … Continue reading It’s So Important to Realize How Unimportant You Are
I hope that sometime soon the universe reveals itself to you. I hope that you understand the reason why things have happened recently. I hope you find peace and contentment with where you are in your life. I hope that you are driving down the street or the highway one day with the windows down … Continue reading this is a short one (much like me)
One hundred days ago, I could be mistaken for a bitter, old woman whose husband and kids all left me. One hundred days ago, I spent all of my time wallowing in self-pity and praying for something to just happen. One hundred days ago, I would shake my fist at the sky and ask an … Continue reading The Hundredth Happy Day
The first week was searching for closure in a place without doors It was bleeding and screaming It was failing and not sleeping It was one last text Being unafraid of whatever came next And it was hoping that was the end Week two was being blue It was forgetting you so well I … Continue reading Forgetting You (By The Numbers)
“Please, just, pay attention in my class because you’ll learn, and learning makes you smart. And boys like smart girls, believe me, they’ll be impressed when you know the difference between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Okay someone change the slide on the laptop before I keep rambling and this gets more awkward.” These were … Continue reading Dare to Be the Smartest One in the Room
