I am not okay. It takes guts to say that out loud and accept it. I am not okay, But I will be. The power of speech is powerful, Sometimes unshakeable. Someone can mean the world to you, But you don’t mean the world to them. So when the world falls and crashes, What doContinue reading “Fall into Peace”
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Real Pain
Have you ever endured real pain? It is a serious emotion, One that can put a ripple in your goals, One that can press pause on your life. I thought I knew what pain was, But nothing compares to this. This is what pain actually feels like, When you stop feeling like yourself. Floating inContinue reading “Real Pain”
The Unforgotten
I will never forget, the day that changed my life. Unexpected and stunned, PTSD some may call it. So many years later, still bothersome. The flashbacks that I cannot unsee. It would drive anyone crazy. Unspeakable moments replaying constantly, where you’ll freeze as the brain goes numb. Except the freezing doesn’t last forever. The painContinue reading “The Unforgotten”
To Whom it May Concern
Dear Coach, Thank you for everything you said to me at our meeting. I would not be where I am today if it wasn’t for your disrespectful comments. Yeah, the ones where you said, “no disrespect, but you’re probably not going to the NFL.” I replay this moment every single day in my head, andContinue reading “To Whom it May Concern”
Dear Heart
Dear Heart, You have been good to me, even though lately, the struggle has been real. I have to ask…where do we go from here? I have to admit, surprisingly I haven’t lost hope. The sand in the hourglass is almost to the opposite side, and I must know what the near future holds. IContinue reading “Dear Heart”
Welcome to your New Home
It was a strange night, a very strange night. Green leaves floating longer in the air, red ones abnormally sticking to the concrete. Trees were hanging almost sideways, and no one was seen out on the streets since the big storm was coming. People around town were calling it Tornado Tsunami Wanda. Folks were goingContinue reading “Welcome to your New Home”
Tranquility and Peacefulness
I spaced out, My thoughts wandered. I was alone standing in the darkness, with no light in sight. What was I supposed to do? What would you have done? I decided to sit down, cross my legs, and place my hands on my knees. I closed my eyes, and heard a waterfall in the distance.Continue reading “Tranquility and Peacefulness”
Project Lawn
Project Lawn is an un-essay assignment I am completing for my Capstone Seminar in English Studies class at Towson University. With the topic of this course being climate change, I decided to do my final project on the impact lawns have in our world. So let’s dive right in. Let me start by asking youContinue reading “Project Lawn”
Trust No One
After spending months away from his family serving in the military, Breen Mason returns home to his wife and daughter with a surprise he will never forget.
The Voices in my Head
What voices do you hear in your head and how do you get rid of the poisonous ones?
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