“Those who refuse to look at or give expression to the dark side of life are in denial-fear preventing passage through the door of growth, truth, and ultimately, wisdom.”

Laurence Overmire

Words are the gateway to the ever evolving, complex mind that is within all of us.

  • Not Yours

    I don’t trust my memory,

    I say things repetitively

    What if I give my heart away again

    What if I lose my way

    I don’t think I can handle the pain

    ….

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  • Two-Faced

    Yeah, you made mistakes

    Yes, I made my mistakes

    I ignored red flags

    Got swept up in emotions

    I was so loyal to the idea you might return

    ….

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  • Never Enough

    Facts again

    Rappers men

    Raped by man

    Owned again

    Disowned again

    ….

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“Poetry is the clear expression of mixed feelings.”

~ W.H. Auden