The Young Misfit

To write about how I feel anymore is useless. It’s a pointless escape because it doesn’t relieve the thoughts of my heart like it once could. Laying on the beach and listening to the ocean or sitting on a dock at night during a full moon isn’t capable of inspiring me like it was once able to. The colors of a sunset to me are all gray and dull compared to the fluorescent tears that burn behind…

Singing in the Cave (Poem)

There were monsters in a cave, their threat to the temple said to be high. There was also a well-known prophetess, so I once asked for her advice. She said, “The monsters are kept at bay by a song a week sang from the heart, but one thing you must remember, you cannot stop going once you start.” ~ She told me as long as the sun was out, the cave would echo when I sang, but if I sang when…

I Hear You (Poem)

My path became bright Through Summer days, I hear You: “This light I gave you.” ~ The harvest is here. Through Autumn’s leaves, I hear You: “A change must take place.” ~ I’ve been frozen stuck. In Winter’s ice, I hear You: “The cold kills weak hearts.” ~ I’m not dead, but new. In Spring’s sunrise, I hear You: “Tis your new season.”

You know the friend that hypes you up and tells you all the stuff you want to hear, but when it matters most and you really need a push, they’re nowhere to be found? Or the friend that gets on your nerves the most because they never tell you want you want to hear, yet they’re always right. And whenever you need them—no matter what, they’re there? This, my friends, is the exact difference between…

Overcoming Over inspiration (for writers)

Despite my love for writing, often times I find myself not in the right headspace to sit down and release myself onto a blank surface and contrary to popular belief, it’s not always that I have nothing to write about or to say. Sometimes when I search for inspiration, I find exactly what I’m looking for. The only problem is, I find too much of it too quickly and my thoughts become a jumbled mess,…

Season of Change and Reflection (Lent)

Lent season begins in two days and I thought that I would share my past lent experiences and what I’ve learned throughout the years of participating. A lot of people often dismiss the lent season, saying that you shouldn’t be fasting or trying to get closer to God for only 40 days out of the year. I engage in lent for personal reasons, not because I don’t endeavor to have a closer relationship…