That dark day does not pin you down does not doom you to fail does not single you out does not blame you does not define you. It is only...

Her last two brain cells lay in their bunks in the dark awake at 3am. “I’m a horrible person!” moans Two from her twisted blankets in the...

It’s okay to feel the urge To curl up in a blanket on the floor And melt into a speck of dust. It’s okay to feel melodramatic Or stiff as...

You have brains in your head You have springs in your feet You have sleep in your bed You have people to meet You have books to hear You...

It’s easy to say “The future is bright” With a back pack on And new shoes. It’s harder to say Wearing a hospital gown And everything...

They are worth more than The Christmas hospital bills The milk spills The puke on the floor The slammed door The pineapple rot The...

Even when you’re not productive Or talkative Or quiet. Even when you’re not happy Or positive Or humble. Even when you need a shower Or a...

Sometimes when you miss The bus You find a quiet garden. Sometimes when every other door Is closed You find a jukebox milkshake....

When you’re depressed By the Sunshine When you’re scrolling past Other people’s Baby announcements When you’re called out For missing A...

Maybe there aren’t as many as you’d like, and maybe they aren’t responding right away, because they are tending a garden and tying little...

If I handed you A million dollar Rare geode With delicate edges, Would you Forget to feed it lunch, Leave it out with no sunscreen, Make...

Why do you sit In a cloudy pout? Insisting you’ve found No way out. And woe to you, Fist at the sky, Resigning yourself To ocean tide....

Aren’t you glad we’ve A flourishing God Who loves a good ink dipped pen? Who admires the filigree Of developing leaves And every painted...

I wonder If what hinders us Is a ghastly Ghost story So rehearsed and revered We fail to ask If it’s true in the Broad light of day....

Imagine a prim-nosed, Leery-eyed Karen Barking insults Intended to injure And poke a hole In your soul. It stings. It reminds you Of all...

I won’t tell you “Go big or go home. No regrets” Because sometimes Bigger isn’t better, And going home Can be healing, And there’s no...

So far You’ve come. Through brambles and briars, High waters and mud, Late nights, Early mornings, Uphill both ways. You show up Here...

Above the Pennsylvania clouds, The sun began dipping into A sea of whipped cream. Then we prepped for landing. The windows darkened....

You carry a question In the back pocket Of your mind, And if you Sit still long enough It makes you uncomfortable: “Do I matter?” The...

You will always find Reasons to quit. Towels in, feet up, Calling it a night. But nights aren’t Meant to last forever. And morning mist...