MichaelaMar 6, 20191 minWho's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow down the walls Housing my failing mental state Who ever knew this tumultuous fall Would come of fe...
MichaelaMar 2, 20192 minCleaning Up This Mess (Spoiler: the Mess is Me)Life. The complexity of it, the triumph, the defeat, the swirling of paths all joining and mixing together to create one person's unique ...
MichaelaFeb 25, 20191 minRefreshingWhy do I wait until I'm a cranky raisin to take care? Until water runs down my throat, cool as winter, cool as peace, Cool blue in a rush...
MichaelaFeb 8, 20191 minJoy Breaking Early4 a.m. rising at my body clock's alarm I take myself away to the other room, To quiet. Light. Bunny snuggles, solitude And browsing early...
MichaelaFeb 6, 20191 minPareidoliaA word I stumbled upon in story research Trying to find the right word for that sweet activity Of lying in grass that smells oh-so-green ...
MichaelaJan 20, 20191 minPuzzleGathering the pieces, sorting them out color by color Finding all the edges and now I think I'm at the sky Filled with silver-lined cumul...
MichaelaNov 16, 20182 minLet's Talk about AnxietyI have a nervous disposition. Walking a path too filled with things that go bump in the night will do that, until hands shaking to strike...
MichaelaNov 6, 20181 minBitter All these people telling me not to be angry Exhorting me to forgive, in their own poison: "Forget all about wrongs and enable those old p...
MichaelaAug 17, 20181 minGod's Death RattleLast night, lying in the dark alone with my soul I imploded. A flower curling its petals inward Recoiling from damages incurred in Eden. ...
MichaelaJul 20, 20181 minFalsehoodsIt's funny Those in my life who've made me outcast Likely walk their days thinking of God's will And don't hold themselves accountable fo...
MichaelaJul 14, 20181 minToday, NotablyToday is the day I stopped being awkward Well, not exactly, because I'm sure I'll Second guess myself again and certainly Speak out of tu...
MichaelaJun 25, 20181 minGrowthAll my life I've strived for strength, whether it helped or harmed And cultivated its varietals, both those tender and their cousins hard...
MichaelaJun 23, 20181 minSojourner's TruthHere I am so far from where I started Knapsack light as it would ever be Eyes somehow neglecting all the shadows Full of daydreams and wh...
MichaelaJun 8, 20181 minSanhedrinHow many of you have cast your stones Flung them at me unthinking, callous, Like monkeys flinging shit at glass Like tigers breaking bone...
MichaelaJun 7, 20181 minThe Cataclysm RightedMy world crumbling, my sky falling, my fears rising in rogue waves The stars streak down and I among them, all my flaws displayed Foolish...
MichaelaMay 22, 20181 minLeft-Handed Bill: Chapter the FirstYoung William was new to town He wore not the hardened frown Of regulars at the saloon He sauntered breezily through the doors Past outlaw...
MichaelaMay 21, 20181 minAvengedWhat I wish I could have said, in my mind's-eye arena; Iron-spined and self held proud whether standing or kneeling Before tormentors who...
MichaelaMay 16, 20181 minIntegrityExamine your self by all your actions, By which parts you give to little factions And do your values morph to abstractions When they vex ...
MichaelaMay 8, 20181 minSomething BeautifulI heard somewhere when I was too young That beauty is pain. A fact. Nonchalant and laughing: Beauty is pain In reference to high heels an...
MichaelaMay 8, 20181 minTempersStatic builds in the air Silently, steadily. The little world filling With unexpected tension. The storm breaks All is wrong with everyth...