In honor of my favorite little man's second birthday! I am so honored to be your Auntie ❤
Dear Luca (my little Lu)
Heart Bones
Daily writing promptHave you ever broken a bone?View all responses I've never broken a bone. Well, that's not true. When I was 12 I did break my finger during a volleyball game at a family party but, that hardly counts. I have however had my heart broken numerous times which I think is just as... Continue Reading →
Letters Unsent; Part 01
I still think of you...much less than I used to[Thank god]But, you still wiggle your wayinto the folds of my brain sometimesa parasitic afflictionacting upthengoing dormant againBut, thereliving quietly in the back of my mindworming your way to the frontat the most inconvenient of timesforcing me into the task of banishing youonce again...
Cleaning Nana’s House
Daily writing promptList the people you admire and look to for advice...View all responses In January of 2024 we moved my Nana into my parents house. Her health was failing and so was her mind. She was no longer able to live alone anymore and she hated that fact. The woman had been independent her... Continue Reading →
I’ll see you in my dreams…
I dreamt of you again last nightyou seem to be invading my dreamsmore often than not these daysAt first, I was angryhow dare you break into my head my inner sanctumin my most vulnerable stateafter you tore apart my heartwith your bare handsBut, I began to grow accustom to seeing you theremeeting you in my... Continue Reading →
Losing You
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 →
I miss you…
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 →
Love yourself
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 →
Dear…you know who,
I really cared about youAnd I think you knew thatNo, I knew you knew thatI had told you so many timeswith wordswith actionswith the way I looked at youIt was so clearso obviousThe thing wasI could never tell if you cared about meSometimes I thought you dida look in your eyesa kind gesturea corny lineOther... Continue Reading →
Just a little free-write
I feel like I’m always trying so hard to keep it all together. Like a piece of paper with the edges burned...those burns are dark and they run deep. I’m torn and tattered. My heart has been slowly breaking in two for years. It tears apart, slowly and painfully. Each string breaks on its own... Continue Reading →
K.J Stafford 