F R E S C O

And this is how people protect themselves from getting hurt... 🥺 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

There it is! 🫀 From my first book 'Black and Blue'! 🖤

It is just the way it goes... 🌹 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

It is a life gift, all day, every day! 🎁 From my second book 'Eight Lines'! 🖤

Hand on heart... 🌹 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

Fact: I do not actually have a tattoo on my neck. For I still want to be able to enter clubs (and preferably of the sweater kind... 😉). After all, outlaws don leather. And leather does not make me feel light as a feather. Rather, restrictive like a snake. And I am not a fan of the snake-life. I think I fit in much better with the nightingales... 🐦‍⬛ From my second book 'Eight Lines'... 🖤

Let us pretend this handwritten version of my piece ended in the words "in pain" (as printed in my book), and move on with our day, shall we? 😅 Also, who wants a hug? 🥹 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

Forgiveness from the outside in... 🫂 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

But like a ghost, I am around always--seen or unseen... 👻 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

I will always miss you so... 🕊 From my third and final book 'A Year In The Life Of Me'... 🖤

I am realising that some of these hand-written pieces may not be how they are actually worded in my book. Oopsy daisy (must have used old drafts as my references)... 🫢 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

Learning more and more that I am an anchor of the good kind rather than just dead weight... ⚓️ From my third and final book 'A Year In The Life Of Me'... 🖤

...and then, there is me - who loves too much, perhaps? 🥹 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

Please and thank you... 🙏 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

To have peace in mind. That is the dream... 🧠 From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤

I could not stop listing once I started. For I simply have a big heart... 🫂🥹🖤

Happiness is fleeting. Meaning is long-term. From my first book 'Black and Blue'... 🖤