creative writing – Page 172

Can You Connect the Dots?

It doesn’t matter where you start Just jump in You’ll start connecting something Dot to dot That’s all Once you get going it’s amazing how many connections there are So don’t be a toe dipper Just jump in and start connecting ♡Saschia

Caring and All

I care about what you think of me Of course, I don’t want to care I want to write without a worry Without the need for awards Or fancy publications I don’t care what strangers think of me Or acquaintances But you and I are close so I can’t help but care It’s uncomfortable howContinue reading “Caring and All”

Home

Family The reason to keep going Why I wake up early And head to bed late I love my family ♡Saschia

Heartbeats

From moment to moment There’s these spaces in between They are the heartbeats The lifeline leading From moment to moment The repetitive beats are often disregarded left to be automatic But it’s not that moment you’ve been waiting for that’s so amazing It’s all the beats that come together over time to make these momentsContinue reading “Heartbeats”

Is It?

What did you sign up for? Did you get it? Did you get the thing you signed up for? Does anyone get the thing they sign up for? We see We watch on in excitement waiting for our turn waiting to have a place a wife a husband waiting for the acceptance letter theContinue reading “Is It?”

Show Some Teeth

We smile and keep it short No one wants to bring anyone down So we smile and keep it short We quickly share recipes And pictures of our babies And smile some more The truth is I don’t know what else to talk about anymore So I just smile ♡Saschia

But a Dream

Cloudless The blue blue The trees bend left and right Left and right Could this be? Could this be what I’ve waited for No popped balloons But the colors have returned No confetti to sweep But still a celebration erupts Hand in hand Dreams begin ♡Saschia

Maybe?

We pay so much Not just with the paper dollar We pay with our time And our awareness We pay with our dreams our love our bodies There’s got to come a time When we start saying no We’re not paying anymore ♡Saschia

The steam around me is hardly noticed my feelings cooped in the shed that came with our backyard I take breaths I feel the shower and take in that very moment it feels so good to breathe without a worry My head rests against the wall and I think of how hard it is toContinue reading

Home Alone

Today has been my first day home alone in an empty house. Alone. The only sounds I hear are the washer and the air purifier. It’s musical. When my husband first left with the kiddos I felt like a kid in the candy store. I was rushing around trying to figure out what I wantedContinue reading “Home Alone”