Major Depressive Disorder, alongside PTSD
A lifetime constant
The deterioration of one’s previous self
The giddy children once playing
Now the sorrowful adults
Held back by the mind, unable to heal
Getting drained by the leeches

The hospital had changed me
The person I was for eighteen years,
Eventually, and slowly, faded away

The emotions of…read more

The serendipity of the fiber arts
I feel serenity when I pick up a hook
Crocheting to feel bliss
To feel like there is control in my messy world

A world in which I suffer on the daily,
Becomes joyous with a new project
Bags, blankets, scarves
The rectangular shapes appeal to me
As a way of comfort,
Often missed in my life

To abandon my hooks…read more