teenager – Secret Thoughts Within

Away from the World (from 1999)

I close my eyes and shut out the earth, Away from all its panic and worth. I take a moment from its hurry, And know I do not have to worry. I look for my emotions, find where they are, My heart it flies so high, so far. My body relaxes, I open my mind, I’m amazed at what I find.Continue reading “Away from the World (from 1999)”

Untitled Poem (from 1999)

I’ve been writing poetry since I was a kid. Most of them are terrible, however I thought I’d share a few I recently stumbled across from my teens. I’ve refrained from making edits to honour my younger self and how she expressed her thoughts all those years ago. Everything you said and did was only aContinue reading “Untitled Poem (from 1999)”

Dilemma

100 word story I lay in bed starring at the ceiling, sorting through my feelings in the comfort of darkness. A flip-book of emotions plays before my mind. I get to the end and play it again, checking I’m not misreading what I see there. It’s as I feared, your name is the tmesis betweenContinue reading “Dilemma”