Poem ~ Bound

Like a badge, you clung on to your array of scars humbled by the fact that you'd been seemingly defeated, shocked that once again you'd fallen. You had prepared for…

Poem ~ Puppeteered

All your life you've always needed to take permission to be, seeking validation from those whose praises you longed for, ensnared by your desire to be loved.  These unwholesome desires…

Spoken words ~ Walls

I know how it feels to look in the mirror bare-faced and stare into the eyes of a stranger, someone so familiar yet different. To stare into the eyes of…

Spoken words ~ Reflection

Time ticks as you walk by, everyone seems to stare at you, waiting anxiously for your reaction.  You've lived your whole life being molded by the hands of others; the…

Spoken words ~ Betrayed

I learned to embrace pain, I would be mastered by nothing. But yet you found a way to control the way I thought, always a step ahead scheming my demise.…

Spoken words ~ Graced

It gets hard most times. I know I should be strong. I am aware everything will work out fine. He has never failed me. He won't start now. Right? But…

Spoken words ~ Lies

Once, you were in a league of your own, untainted by fear; you soared on the wings of eagles and made your home with the wolves. You were mastered by…

Spoken words – Our Land

Every day is the same, each dawn and dusk plagued with never-ending nightmares. The skies grow dark with despair and hope fades away with each passing sunset. The merry songs,…

Spoken words -Doubt

I know how you feel, trust me, it's like you're stuck in the middle of two worlds. Two realities tug at you, fighting daily for your attention. Each of them…

Spoken words – Numbers

Once you were invisible, never seen or heard. Like a ghost, you roamed streets searching for the identity you never did have. Love was but a dream and fitting in,…