If We Can Change The Way We View The World, The World Will Change

I am one person using writing to recover. But I want the things I say to be heard, and to be practiced for a better and happier present and future.

I had a dream

L I tried to scream But my head was underwater They called me weak Like I’m not just somebody’s daughter Coulda been a nightmare But it felt like they were right there And it feels like yesterday was a year ago But I don’t wanna let anybody know ‘Cause everybody wants something from me now And I don’t wanna let… Read more →

I’d rather be

I’d rather be the gentle breeze, the kind that makes people fill their lungs and talk about how beautiful the day is I’d rather be the hummingbird, darting from one place to another – always catching the admiration of the people who stare longingly out their windows I’d rather be the first snow of the year, dazzling and blinding crystals… Read more →

Obsessions

Sunday, wake up, give me a cigarette Last night’s love affair is looking vulnerable in my bed Silk sheet, blue dawn, Colgate, tongue warm Won’t you quit your crying? I can’t sleep One minute I’m a little sweetheart And next minute you are an absolute creep We’ve got obsessions I want to wipe out all the sad ideas That come… Read more →

Forgotten

Home has always been Pine trees and snow With family gathered around you Happy to be enjoying the beauty of youth So young and naive So sure of family, so sure of the love So secure in the fact that If my friends fail, family will never give up Little did I know That friendships are one and few between… Read more →