Respectful
Your prompt for JusJoJan January 17th 2023, is “hyphenated.” Use the word “hyphenated” any way you’d like. Enjoy! I cannot … Continue reading Respectful
Tag: Self-love
Cease the Neglect
Hang the man Hang the woman For their litigious neglect Or wait Give them a second chance For them to … Continue reading Cease the Neglect
A Rotten Mind
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “back of the fridge.” Write the first thing that comes to … Continue reading A Rotten Mind
Being the Light, Looking After Me
I search for a lantern To find my way through life An apprentice to the art of living Learning to … Continue reading Being the Light, Looking After Me
Making Me Better
Your unshaven hackly edges Line up perfectly with my jagged soul There is no noise in our comfortable silence Where … Continue reading Making Me Better
Return to Sender With Love
Don’t hang onto stories that are not your own Don’t hold these feelings that belong to another Bless and send … Continue reading Return to Sender With Love
Tossing the Loathing
Tossed to the ocean To be broken and shattered Against black jagged rocks Cut to unrecognizable shreds These insecurities and … Continue reading Tossing the Loathing
Learning to Love Me
She has pulled me through each iteration of myself Stood by me in the morning light and pitch-dark night Danced … Continue reading Learning to Love Me
Now Time to Live
Guide me to the light of life Way before it is my time to die In the absence of conjecture … Continue reading Now Time to Live
One’s Own Hero
Do not trip over my scars Or fall into the trench that they make Do not wander aimlessly and stomp … Continue reading One’s Own Hero
Debbie Gravett 