when I kept falling before I could stand
It took three trips to fall right in Left foot, then right, then left again Wounded gait and crooked toes Clumsy legs and heavy woes...
when I`m too deep in my own mind
A house on the block and a home in my head With a skull for a roof and a brain for a bed The heavy lids close on my windows at night And...
when I wondered who I was
She who was, is no more. She who is, will not be. She who will be, has not yet.
when I realized my dad is the real MVP
To the man who taught me how to fall To the man who taught me to learn from your own mistakes, and then repeat them To the man who taught...
when I appreciated the roles of parenting
My mother taught me how to walk in heels. She taught me how to tip-toe in pumps when I didn't want to be heard, And stomp my kitten heels...
when something was still separating us
But for my barrier, we are already one Bridges crossed and others burned, set ablaze amidst the rocky ruins of walls scaled and left...
when depression felt like drowning
Floating comes naturally But when something takes hold and gradually drags you deep beneath the waves and tosses you to the mercy of the...
when I discovered the allure of art
In light corners and open doorways The passionate artistic affair A mistress for the senses A lover for the mind Sharing in the bed of...
when my mind-body connection was undeniable
The muscles and the mind The interplay The way they play until they don't Until they won't stand down from their posts, abandon their...
when the numbness of depression was excruciating
It hurts where it's hollow The numbing pain of nothing at all The scorch of a cool exhale on a frigid morn Heavy as air and blind as...
