Going through a breakup is raw. It's hard to put lipstick on a piglet. It's the kind of thing that makes you cry in a Safeway parking lot over a rotisserie chicken you're now buying for one, and also, somehow, still miss the person who bought chicken with you before he betrayed you the way Taylor Farms lettuce just betrayed everyone who trusted it, and it turns out there was a parasite in it the whole time. The relationship and the bag of greens. And in a long and undistinguished tradition of bad decisions made while emotionally compromised, I've decided the correct response is to put mine on the internet. Not because my heartbreak is special. It isn't. That's the whole spiel, actually. We all go through some version of this, being wronged and grieving the wrongdoer, or what the wrongdoer stood for, anyway, so consider this an invitation to go through it together, or a warning, depending on how you feel about a grown woman openly grieving a basement full of unlit candles.
Write to me
I don't usually add disclaimers to my poems, nor should art necessarily necessitate a caption - just a captive audience, if you're lucky. HOWEVER, this poem is special to me, and if my therapist didn't convince me this poem could help a lot of people, than I probably would have kept it in my personal … Continue reading Write to me
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I miss you like the embers miss the heat of a flame after they rest on eastern wind
Lovesick
It feels like one must experience romantic love in a silo Heartbreak permeates society hands grip chests and pace paneled floors more often than joy is chirped beneath willows with songbirds
Emerging Revolution: Saturn in Aquarius 2020- How This Transit INfluences You and Your Return
On March 21st 2020, Saturn moved into the sign of Aquarius. Saturn represents rules and order, while Aquarius, one of the most socially conscious signs, represents innovation and freedoms. This time may be met with restrictions to freedom in order to completely restructure our global, collective identity.
Jealousy: An Irrational Response to Fear
Jealousy is the symptom, not the problem. Discover the roots of your jealousy, uproot them and grasp new soil. We are capable of bloom.
Are You Happiest Single or in a Relationship?
Patriarchal limitations aside, be your bad self, be your best self, be with YOURSELF, listen to your inner self, and during Christmas, don't forget the elf's opinions of the self.
A Letter To Audrey
With every second that passed, my fists clenched so hard that the blood drained from my knuckles, leaving a white fleshy mess. My throat tightened as I remembered that message left longingly on his IKEA-supported desktop.
The Psychology of Marriage and Divorce
Published May 1, 2014 Story Highlights: The probability of a first marriage ending in a divorce within five years is 20 percent.Fifty-six percent of Americans aged 18 to 34 are unmarried.Marrying younger than age 25 dramatically raises the divorce risk. SAN DIEGO- Marriage rates in America are on the decrease among the younger population, according … Continue reading The Psychology of Marriage and Divorce
Mind The Mess On Mondays 