Tag: new beginnings
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The Fool
Take a tune that starts with ‘C,’ technically in the middle but still just beginning. Roll it around in a couple of flats and repeat. Over and over, the same melody. Take a path that is familiar. Walk the same trodden dirt and the same cobbled streets. Have a coffee at exactly nine and another ... -
I Feel The Sky
I am creating a verse from beyond my cageHere, surrounded by the essence of a new ageSpring blossom floating on a sea of loose pagesSoaring on the wings of yesterday’s paper darts I was finding words in unusual placesOn dirty microwave platesUnder shaggy-pile carpetsBetween last night’s lonely sheetsAnd walking down empty streets Inside the Box ... -
Grieving A Loss By Choice
“Why be that upset? It isn’t as if he’s died.” “It sucks, but you deserve to be happy.” “Get over it and move on.” Losing someone you care about is quite possibly the hardest thing we experience as humans. It can be made even harder when that loss is felt not by death but by ... -
Hope
The surprise of finally feeling what you’ve always wanted to feel Not entirely sure if you can trust yourself, to keep it to nurture it Hoping that you can, manage to keep it in your life Hoping that you can, adapt to create happiness Knowing that you want to grow, and learn and live Maybe ... -
Murder By A Cupcake
Trigger Warning: Physical & Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault. Read: Part One of Murder by a Cupcake in The Scribe‘s March Newsletter “Why is this happening to me?” I’m a young woman trying to escape my past and turn my love for baking into a career. My eyes felt heavy, so, I place my head down ... -
The Moon’s Chosen People
You know those necklaces the royals wear? You know where they come from? Legend has it that the Moon was bored with among the stars. She wanted a sense of adventure. Sure she was able to watch stars being born from great explosions of light, but once you saw that for millions of years you ... -
Mom, It’s Because You Taught Me This, I Will Be Okay
Mom, Life is full of ups and downs, places that are both light and dark. But I think the most important thing to remember is it is okay to be me. It’s okay to be selfish. It’s okay to be adventurous. It’s okay to be open-minded. It’s okay to have faith. It’s okay to stand for ...