Author: Amy

October; The Poem

Autumn,also know as fall.Fall,Leaves change.Three months:September, October, November. September,Harsh winds.The start. October,Pruning agony.Drying up.Browning.Falling.Crushing under the soles of giants. November,Cleansing begins.Winter is coming.Time to be made new. Come springtime,you’ll be green once more.Bright.Beautiful. Prune. Grow.

Forgiveness Is Everything; The Trilogy.

The first time I talked about forgiveness was when I learned about asking for it. The second time was when I learned how to forgive others. This third time around is me learning how to forgive myself. I have hurt myself time and time again. That’s is not fair. I am precious and don’t deserve to be […]

Black Orchid; A Poem

You’re a black orchid.Black orchids are rare.Therefore, so are you.But you are a specific type.You are a Kiwi Midnight Cymbidium.Black, with a touch of green.Light green. You are light.You need light.You need water.You need all the right nutrients.Joy, peace, hope, faith, trust, and love.You need to grow.But just as much as you need to grow,You […]

Hiding.

“Do not tell everyone your story. You will only end up feeling more rejected. People cannot give you what you long for in your heart. The more you expect from people’s response to your experience of abandonment, the more you will feel exposed to ridicule.” – Henri J.M. Nouwen I hate this quote for multiple […]

Sex, Love, But No Drugs; The Poem.

This is for the girl who thought true love was found in the first boy that returned the affection.This is for the girl who thought true love was found in the first boy to buy her fancy things.This is for the girl who thought true love was found in the first boy to write her […]

Sex, Love, But No Drugs.

I think it’s a little time for honesty if I want to be anywhere near to recovering and absolutely ready for the man I am supposed spend the rest of my life with. So this is it. A story about sex, love, but not drugs unless you think love is a drug… It’s really hard […]

clumsyoctopus: life rules – you are never as awkward as you think you are– you are never as annoying as you think you are– you are never as boring as you think you are– your compliments are never as creepy as you think they are – you are way more wanted than you give yourself credit […]

Self-Love; Take II.

“I wish I can be more like you.” No you don’t. I’m so tired of hearing this from so many people. Don’t tell me you wish your eating habits were like mine. Don’t tell me you wish your stomach was as flat as mine. Don’t tell me you wish you were as skinny as me. […]

More Than Enough.

My constant struggle is knowing I am enough. I honestly feel like I don’t get told I am enough often. It’s not that I want to hear it everyday, it’s that I don’t hear it enough. I would love to be told “You’re enough. I see your efforts. You’re really trying. I acknowledge you. I […]

Adage

Close your eyes and imagine the best version of you possible. That’s who you really are, let go of any part of you that doesn’t believe it. C. Assaad (via thosewhowork)