My Element

I never realized how healing the Open Air is for meI spent my life dancing in a boxAnd now I'm reminded of when I was three years old dancing by an outdoor fountain The wind blowing my short hair into my eyesMist finding its way to my skinAs my mom witnessed my FreedomI know that … Continue reading My Element →

A Coming of Age

There is an undeniable Shift. Even among my peers, I have always been called out for being differentAnd I've tried to suppress or deny thisTo blend in I'm stepping into the open airReady to begin the journey of discovering who I really amAs I've disguised myself so well I'm beginning to think that I was … Continue reading A Coming of Age →

A Beautiful Dam

I had created such a beautiful damI didn't even notice the tide risingAnd then you cracked me openExposing the floodThat I could no longer withhold Parts that I had buried deepDenied myself years beforeParts that have yearned to be fedStarved for the open airPulling me under the riptide And as I search for a strongholdYou … Continue reading A Beautiful Dam →

Flowing to Free

From an early age I gravitated towards structureI thrived within the rulesLearned to meet expectationsMade friends with authorityEven shared and taught to stay within the "artistic" lines I never fancied myself a visual artist because I was unable to replicate what I sawJudged myself when I didn't see perfection in the mirrorWas self conscious because … Continue reading Flowing to Free →

Assumptions of Another

It's amusing how assumptions of Another can allow you to falsely attach yourself to themAnd how does the Other break this illusion? Would they want to?If it paints them in a better lightOr influences you to make a connection And it will eventually be revealedSoftly, or as a hammerAs the other needs to reveal their … Continue reading Assumptions of Another →

Enough is a Fine Line

When you spend a lifetime making loveThen breaking loveJudging yourselfOr judging the one you're withWhen are you Enough?And when are they Enough?Without that dreaded Settling... The feeling of aching for love can be addictingAnd breaking at the same timeAnd only works if you're falling in love with the same person day after dayIs that so … Continue reading Enough is a Fine Line →

Resolve & Release

There are so many times you see the pattern. So many times you say that it won't happen again. So many times you say you're a different person, and that you won't allow that pattern to continue. You've broken the cycle. And then it happens again. Why? For me, it was that I was forcing … Continue reading Resolve & Release →

Spring Unearthed

I didn't value my own intuition. I thought that others had an inside knowledge about my future - so I went with their vision of who they wanted me to be for them. I allowed others to fill in those answers for me.