Don’t be a bad girl, just sit still and quiet Don’t be a bad girl, just do as I like it Smile real big and show them your teeth Smile real big from right underneath It’s only a flesh wound It doesn’t really hurt It’s only a flesh wound; there is a lot of flesh […]
Take me to the other side Even if it is for just one night Listen to me, you know she won’t mind Listen to me, you have the time Get out of my head and into my bed And let me make you forget about the Things you don’t want to speak of Let me […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year The time that fills you with dread and with fear What’s coming next and when the other shoe drops You think maybe the pain will get less The pain will get less when you confess all your sins The pain will get less when you let them […]
Listen to your body. I hear people say it all the time. I’m not sure what it means. What’s my body telling me? I hurt. Every tiny inch of me is in pain. My back. I can feel every vertebrae screaming out in agony. My hip. Every time I move I feel like someone is […]
Been a weird vacation. Im usually so happy at the beach. But this week, for some reason the beach hasn’t felt like home. Just another destination on a long path. And i have no idea where it’s going. I went to a wedding on Wednesday. A sunrise wedding on the beach. I’m not very traditional. […]
Retrospective Every day I look for my joy and I find it in rare glimpses of children’s laughter, of sunshine, the spring air on my skin. I find these momentary bits of happiness, but mostly I just feel like I am grasping at straws. Watching the sand fall through my fingertips. The time slips by […]
Core It’s mother’s day. The cemetery is busy. I think they are planning some sort of event today. I’m not sure why I felt like I needed to come today, but I am glad that i did. I saw a little pack of big red gum in the junk drawer this morning. It brought back […]
Abrupt so fitness is an interesting thing for me. I’ve been overweight my whole life. A few years ago I found out all the random stomach ailments I had been dealing with were a result of celiac disease, and after diagnosing it, i was forced to cut out gluten. Boy was that a bitch. Telling […]
So many things that we once desired, the dreams that we shared We were so unprepared for what we have gotten All that we wished for we never really wanted We used to be young and we used to be in love And nothing could stop us from becoming and dreaming and tackling the world […]
I can’t get on your ship Because I don’t support your cause I can’t get on your ship so aidios, bon voyage Ill stay on the shore and hope you don’t sink I’ll stay on the shore and wish you good luck But I’m not the girl that you once knew before And I’m not […]
Rising In the West 