Love is an act not a feeling The feeling is anxiety Same feeling you get on a roller coaster Or right before you’re about to speak When I say love, I’m referring to the verb. I will love myself with actions I will love you with my actions It’s a bonus when you get bothContinue reading “The Act of Loving Myself”
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Out in the Open
Hiding in peace No, not hiding Just put away in no special order Head on her shoulders Hips below her waist But her mind it’s in the books And late night conversations It’s searching out in the open While everything else Is not hiding No, not hiding Just put away in no special order -Saschia
The Dance
The walls dance around me The floors present and safe Until there’s a gap Between the floor and my feet The tea is ready the carpets are slapped clean Let me see Let me see Ah, the walls waltz a waltz I know Shall we dance The walls shift and play And I scream withContinue reading “The Dance”
Resting
The world goes on without me And I’m just fine with that My toesies are tucked away My heart wide open as the ocean And my mind mine to explore Let the world go on without us Sit with me -Sasch
Self-doubt
Self-doubt is a bitch She sneaks up on you with questions Simple logical questions And then she brings in reason And your well-meaning friends That’s when everything you wanted to do becomes a mountain Do it anyway Fuck self-doubt and all her questions
Emotionally Absent
It’s like Shouting into the wind I shared and I shared And I yelled and I screamed Not even an echo returned Just breath Not even silence And I noticed the other day How you gave me a hint Just a tiny peak inside your mind All for a fuck You knew my weakness I’mContinue reading “Emotionally Absent”
2020 Encouragement
I approve of you I approve of your workout And your smile And the way you raise your babies I see you learning and thinking things through as usual To be specific I like how you’re learning to trust yourself How you can be honest about your shortcomings And compromise with clear set boundaries Let’sContinue reading “2020 Encouragement”
Her Approval
She is filled to the brim With her own approval There were days when she looked for it in others But one day she decided the only one she needed approval from was herself
He Is
He is something I want to myself He is real and innocent He reminds me of Christmas morning The moment you unwrap the only toy you asked for Or that burst of energy you’ve been waiting for since noon He’s a tight squeeze on a rough day And just the words you need to hearContinue reading “He Is”
Feeding the Blank Page
There are days when I’m down When my tear ducts ache There are days when I stand behind my inner warrior So my fire can fight the good fight And there are days when I crave whiskey and risky behavior But most days I just feed the blank page That’s how things stay in perspectiveContinue reading “Feeding the Blank Page”
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