Category Archives: poetry

How to Not Spiral Out of Control

Count Back From Ten…

There is something about surgery that changes you. Maybe it’s the trauma maybe it’s the anesthesia. Does it depend on the kind of surgery you have that depends on how you change. Is it a chemical balance? I don’t know all I know is that I was different.

Black & Blue

There is so much to my story besides being another statistic. Abuse, rape, assault, they can come from people we love that we thought wouldn’t hurt us. We need to end this stigma of people who are abused, raped, etc are victims. I am not a victim I am a goddamn survivor. My story isContinue reading “Black & Blue”

Odd Girl Out

We can be so hard on ourselves and expect so much from others who aren’t quite like us. I know trying to fit in is hard. Society seems to ostracize those who don’t conform. But it is okay to be the odd girl because odd girls are unique and they are one of a kindContinue reading “Odd Girl Out”