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Doing What Feels Right and Radical Self Trust

Hey everyone, I know it’s been a little bit since I posted on here. But I am very active over on TikTok and Instagram if you want to take a look over there! Self-promotion aside, I want to revisit a topic that I’ve touched on in previous posts, such as “Taking Control Can Be Messy”Continue reading “Doing What Feels Right and Radical Self Trust”

The Intruder

You’d think it was strange,My calculated coolnessAs barbed wire snaked up my legs and thighs,I grinned as the steely stiletto dug in.Quiet rejoicing beneath the singular sting of needles!Because it felt like justice.But for who? Did I protest when it all got too loud?Did I struggle against that invisible titanAs he seized my throatAnd stoleContinue reading “The Intruder”

Help Me Settle a Debate… (VIDEO)

I don’t know how to describe it. There is just something about being constantly told I should talk about my disability that makes me uncomfortable. I recognize, and am often reminded, that many people with cerebral palsy have difficulties communicating. I’m repeatedly told that I should use my ability to speak as an asset toContinue reading “Help Me Settle a Debate… (VIDEO)”

Getting Philosophical with the Narrator in My Head

Do you ever pretend as if your life is being narrated back to you in the 3rd person? For example, “Julie went to the cabinet and grabbed a mug.” I tend to do this, especially after I’ve been reading a book for awhile. I’ll silently narrate my actions in my head. I’m not sure howContinue reading “Getting Philosophical with the Narrator in My Head”

Glass Heart

A secret not so closely guarded. A heart of glass shattered most days, in small ways. A passing comment or random choke in the throat? Chip, chip, chip away. Take it all! I don’t want it anymore. Get up, glue it together, rudimentary. Set yourself back. On your heels, better than on your toes, right?Continue reading “Glass Heart”

The Dragon that Swallows Fire

I breathe in hot embers,It’s like a firework has explodedIn my chest,But instead of beauty,I find destruction there.The sudden burst of warmthFades to a chillI can’t quite describe,It’s as if something wasThere,And will never be,There again.The unease of emptiness,The apprehension toward change,I want to be the DragonThat swallows fire!Absorbs its harrowing nature,And reforms it,Makes itContinue reading “The Dragon that Swallows Fire”

A Sappy Love Poem

I’m writing this while waiting for my plane to take off. I’m praying WordPress’s scheduling feature decides to work for me today. If all goes according to plan, I’ll be in Florida by the time you see this! To understand why that’s so crazy for me, check out one of my previous posts, “Our FirstContinue reading “A Sappy Love Poem”

The Dreamer

Weaving a long-lost dreamer into a starlit sky,You said things were fine,What a time to be alive!Remember when life was simple?Neither do I.You think too much!What does thinking too little look like?Racing headlong onto cobblestone streets,Dancing with bruised feet?When I was young, I was told to dream of the impossible!Now, I’m told I have impossibleContinue reading “The Dreamer”

Dangerous Love

You are a walking lucid dream,Somewhere between planes of existence,You shift.You strut through these different dimensionsWith the swagger of someoneWho Belongs.You can alter my realityWith a glance.You are horribly beautiful,The plume cloud of an explosion,A neon, radioactive glow,Like a moth to a flame,Right?Still, knowing,I dance down the pathTo my destruction.Because, even if I’m dismantled,I wouldContinue reading “Dangerous Love”

My Tentacle Monster

I don’t know about the rest of you, but the days I’m really down, I can visualize what is wrong without necessarily having the words for it. Today, I’m going to try to describe it. It’s like these long, shadowy tentacles breaking through my chest. It feels like they’re breaking the bones in my chestContinue reading “My Tentacle Monster”