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Oreo: Saved by a Rat
“Hey, can you take a baby rat?” I looked at the Petland employee. “Someone left a bunch of orphaned babies outside, there’s only one left, take it and it might live, otherwise it’s either snake food or will die without a mom.” I thought for a second. He let me hold her. She was the… Continue reading
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It’s the Little Things
I like to know things. I like to know the plan. I get upset when the plan changes. Not because I am actually and logically upset, but because my brain just literally needs time to get used to a change in information. I expected one thing, and I’m getting another. It’s not bad, it’s different.… Continue reading
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Procrastinate but Persevere
The more we try at things, the more we fail. The more we try at things, the more we succeed. A whole is only as big as the sum of its parts. Continue reading
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When Words Disappear
I watch myself give up on expressing myself time after time because the effort it takes to do so is enormous both mentally and physically. … sometimes I get sad for a while, wishing I could somehow share what’s on my mind. But for better or worse, it passes. And time moves on. Continue reading
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Alive and Free
Mistakes don’t erase your progress, and progress doesn’t mean no mistakes. It’s the way that I’ve learned to step away from all or nothing thinking and to keep pushing towards my goals. Perfection, streaks, and counting days be damned. Continue reading
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Life Is for Living:
A Collection of Poems Written from the Psych Ward in March of 2021; Continue reading
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33 and counting
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Before my 20th birthday, I promised myself that I would not live to see my 30th. At the time, it felt like something way out in the distance, almost unreal. I didn’t quite grasp the significance of creating this time limit on my life, a deadline if you will. Continue reading
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remember
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya Angelou Continue reading
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Chaotic Calm
I come here, and my emotions are calm against the rhythmic chaos of the sea, the waves in my mind are no match for the waves of the ocean. I breathe, and the beach washes over me, inside me, through me, all my senses on max,, somehow, it feels right. have you tried turning it… Continue reading
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Nighttime Numb
Awake in the darkness. The glare of the phone screen Burns shadows into the backs of my eyes. Burning, hot, through my palms, Exhaustion burns my entire body. The hum of the AC cuts Into the hum of my overflowing mind. Random bursts of unrelated sounds As my fingers scroll, possessed, My eyes glued, my Continue reading
I can I know 