Daily writing promptDescribe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow.View all responses At the time cutting you from my life felt foreign, torturous. My heart bled. The pain in my chest was so loud. It bubbled up into my eyelids, falling freely in droplets of salt- the only way... Continue Reading →
Maybe it wasn't youMaybe it was justthe way your eyes meeting minerushed blood to my cheeksburning from the inside outheart pounding at my chestdesperate to beat its way through my sternumquivering hands words stucktongue failing to recallhow to movebutterflies irritating my stomach liningmoments later words spewinganxiety crawling out of my mouthlike a swarm of angry,... Continue Reading →
I miss you sometimeseven though I've reminded myselfover and overyou are not mine to miss...you never wereNevertheless the feeling..that nagging, longingcreeps inDuring the dark silence3AMalone in bedme and my boisterous, scrambled thoughtsof you of what could have been...It stalks me in the carstrikes opportunisticallyme unexpectingthe lyrics of a songthe hum of a melodyshooting bullets into... Continue Reading →
Sometimes I drown in "what ifs"they crash over mepummeling like wavesleaving me heaving for airsalt stinging open woundsSometimes, I let thempull me outinto the riptidedrag me to the pastfloat there awhilea sea of different endingsall leading to a loss of airall resulting in megasping on the ocean floor
My plants know me better than anyonesentient beingshanging on the wall witnessing my lifebehind closed doorsan intimate connection...observing each other's growth.
Daily writing promptWhat are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness?View all responses 1. 6:00 am: My fur babies nestled into my side. Warmth radiating from their small bodies. Bed feeling like a warm cloud. 10 minutes of pets and snuggles. A small moment of calm before the demands of the day start to stack... Continue Reading →
The uneven ground dug into the flesh of my exposed feet. Rocks and sticks cutting like little knives as I ran. He was coming. I couldn’t hear anything over my ragged breathing, but the hairs on the back of my neck stood erect giving away his presence. Trees flew by me in a blur, a... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe something you learned in high school.View all responses High School was where I first learned to tune out what others think. This was of course after being pushed to the brink by a group of high school boys. They'd gag at me as I passed them in the hallways- "fat whale" "bitch,"... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptDescribe one positive change you have made in your life.View all responses After losing my job I went through a whole lifetime of feelings. I was sad, I was scared, I was frustrated- for years I had put all of my effort into this company. So much time invested. So many days of... Continue Reading →
K.J Stafford 