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Depression Relapse

  Here I am again Crawling to your feet Begging for the magic word To render me complete Watch me turn in circles Crippled up in pain Tell me to get on with it I know you cant refrain It’s everything you are And all that I am not The strong can carry onward The […]

The A-Z of Phoenician Spirits

I last felt the salt spray tangling my hair, Drowned in the waves with a handful of scrolls Ink drizzled down like tears on my sun bronzed cheek Remember how we sprang from the tear of a Goddess I was not the victor, so my words were burned Papyrus whispered my secrets as it turned […]

Waltz Me To Oblivion

Talking in my head again I’m social as can be Dancing with the void again She will not let me be Palm to palm we circle Shackled at the wrist I face her empty shadow-face And wonder who she is I did not agree to this I did not give consent I’m empty in the […]

The Witch Must Die

It is a universal truth One that sinks in during youth If you try perchance to dream Unravel stories at the seams You’ll find witches in the stitches Jealous crones and bitter bitches Cut your feet on broken glass Truthful mirrors never last Soaked in blood, those little pieces Sing a lyric, one that teases […]

Pretty Little Maids of the Asylum

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Therapy Gone Wrong

Begging for life You hold out your hand It runs through your fingers A heart made of sand They think you are climbing But you’re sinking down Desparately listening To far away sounds They hear you laughing When you cry out They see your future As you swim in doubt And though you are bleeding […]

Your Teachers Taught You Lies

Children do not trust Those who teach forgiveness When they tell you violence is not the answer When they fill your heart with forgiveness When they say problems are resolved through discussion When they tell you it doesn’t matter if Anna threw the first punch When they flood your veins with love And send you […]

Growing Up in the Tower

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Me and My Writing Props

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Me and My Writing Props

I love a little drama in my life.  I find that when I am noveling and I want to get in the zone, my creativity responds very well to a variety of props and things.  I use them to spur me on and remind me at all times thats no I should not be watching […]