Hi, I’m just me.

A struggling person, trying to find peace and moments of happiness while walking in my trauma, enjoying the beauty of life, the lessons of pain and finding the path to resilience…oh and walking the distance with my dogs. My only family who have never flinched in the face of my struggle. I know they have souls because they have helped me find mine.

Shadows: The darker, reflective side of life—the struggles, the hidden pain, and the lingering effects of trauma.

Sparks: The moments of resilience, hope, and the drive to keep moving forward despite the darkness.

Treacherous Hope

It’s a dangerous thing,

To walk in the suffocating dark

Another step

Still here, still breathing

Still on top of solid ground

Another, 

After many dank holes

Ankle breakers

Back breakers

Heart takers

Stop

Breathe

Another hole

Again?

Sometimes the confines of

That deep dark place

Scratching, climbing

Struggling, panting

Dirty

Is the only thing

That proves to you

How beautiful life is

HELP, HOPE, HELL

It’s all the same

Warm, sweaty from pushing

To Live a life

You know, absolutely, exists

You see it

The phone rang

I asked for help

Don’t stop

Up…you….GO