Play harder than you worry.
your kindness
Your kindness matters.
I fell apart
I fell apart today picked up the broken pieces, quickly taped them back up, went on my way.
silent times
These are silent times.
rough
He said his day’s been… rough. I know what he means.
in the silence
It was in the silence, the quiet scorn before punishment that I first heard your voice.
peaks
Perhaps it's time to flatten other curves.
stopped
I stopped, met my deadline...
bloom in the gloom
Amidst the panic/ the anxiety choked hearts...
Quarantine Questions
What will he say when he remembers this time?
I create
In the midst of chaos, I create.
Let’s talk mental health
But 15 months ago I was in crisis.
Devastation
What a difference a year makes. I can only watch from afar, the devastation greater than I can fathom. Using numbers doesn’t help me understand the magnitude when it’s ten and one hundred times bigger than my closest reference. And even that I cannot comprehend.
Skipping Stones
Smooth and round the disc fits in my palm, the perfect spot to rub my thumb over. It soothes my tactile self.
disarm
I watched her disarm a bomb.
Angry words spoken,
punctuated pointedly
with fingers in personal space.