To have enough space inside  And hold so many feelings Is a blessing and a curse At best you feel euphoric A prison at it’s worst To keep it all within And keep the thoughts at bay Inside your head, I fear Is trapping a storm in a bottle Open it if you dare

Trigger warning: Mental health, suicide. Who turned out the light, I find myself in the dark. In a seedy hotel, far from home, doors are locked. I catch myself drifting in and out a state of consciousness. Is this my final moment or am I just left exhausted. I take a moment to collect myself, ...

darlings, remember, the dark shapes hiding in the night friendly enemies fornicating your good nature they peek out from under your bed, creep beneath your pillow, stalk the lonely roads of your dreams and breathe new life as figures that haunt your waking world his breath may linger hot on your skin burnt like a ...

To experience true growth Feels like your body Is too small for your soul It has nowhere to go So it must adapt But it hurts to do so   What do you do When you want to Make a lasting change Forming new habits Is no easy task It doesn’t happen in a day ...

“Do more of what lights your soul on fire.” That is the intriguing quote on the cover of my new journal. It is the reason I was drawn to it. The verb do suggests action, enthusiasm, movement. This is not talking about binge-watching your favorite show or YouTubers, or spending hours on social media debating ...

It’s hard to be still But sometimes I need it So I can be filled With reflection   When I’m in a rush I have to remember To stop and just Take a moment to breathe   To always be in motion For fear that if I stop My waves of emotion Will sweep me ...

When it rains, it pours. It’s kind of funny– I mean this May, Phoenix had a whopping total of zero inches of rain, yet I still found myself drenched the entire month. It was quite disheartening because I was never prepared. I never seemed to have brought my raincoat and I never invested in a ...

Anger Visits as often as a holiday So when the time comes I have to remember What to do With the taste I seldom Sprinkle upon my tongue. When I was a child I tasted rage for the first time I rolled it along my tongue And found the longer I held it The more ...

You have just achieved something so amazing. Yet, you feel nothing. The recognition and applause race through your veins. Yet, you feel as if you never broke through the ribbon at the finish line. All you want is the energy in the air to increase your heartbeat and leave you with a faint smile. Yet, ...

40 years is almost 15,000 days on this Earth? Most people don’t adapt well to change. I, however, have always excelled here. That is until recently. I am now finding out that my whole life, all those days, I was suffering from a mental health issue. My doctors like to refer to me as one ...