Rain on the window
No one around
Tucked away home
Euphony of sound

Crackle of the fire
Kettle whistling on
Page turn in my book
My favorite song

Squeak of a worn dog toy
Steady scratch of a cat
The love of my life a room over –
it’s as simple as that

To my love,

When the year started, I saw the world through a filter of despair. One magical day, you lent me your outlook. And I felt joy that I feared had been lost to me forever.

A part of my heart died when my dad did. You helped me see that I could heal. I will never be the same, but I will survive. I still have the privilege to draw…read more

I am grateful
That through pain that seemed unbearable
Wrapped tightly in the sabotage of comforting vices
Obscured by wreckage of my past selves
Deep in the alcoves of my mind, last lit long ago –
I found my voice