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Author Archives: aletalane
Becoming Your Own Savior
To anyone looking at me from the outside, you’ll see a slim-bodied but fiercely spirited, confident, smiley-faced young woman with laughter always close to her lips. Many people I’ve met have christened me “Sunshine”, and I try to live up … Continue reading
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Unapologetic
I won’t apologize For the How and Why of me I won’t apologize for the wit on my tongue or the openness of my emotions which flow from my touch as ink flows on parched paper I won’t apologize for … Continue reading
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Productivity
Productivity Waxes and wanes Sometimes I think it follows the moon There, it is waxing but shrouded by clouds, it exists Just beneath the surface And shows its face not Here we see the clouds pass And once again Productivity … Continue reading
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Mornings with Dogs
Photo courtesy of Alex Kotomanov on Unsplash My soundtrack of choice every morning is 3 sets of 4-legged toes tapping behind me. I walk through the house searching for a clean shirt, a pair of shoes, my stranded cup of coffee. The … Continue reading
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On finding joy again
Seeking community Seeking to be a wildflower, Singular amongst a field, Yet full of a sense of belonging And knowing she is beautiful I have spent days idly sitting Holding my hurting heart In too-small hands Raindrops running down The … Continue reading
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a poem of sorrow
Bitter winds remind me of how frail I really am This is no poem of great strengths hidden inside a misplaced footstep This is a poem of all the ways in which I fail This is a poem in which … Continue reading
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An end is just a beginning of something new
Sometimes there is no magic ritual no lighting of a fire and placing objects in sacred orientation Sometimes there’s just packing up what was and moving into what is Maybe there are tears maybe there aren’t Maybe you hurt maybe … Continue reading
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true love
True love is listening to all those voices in your head tell you that you’re not good enough, smart enough, strong enough, beautiful enough, man enough, woman enough and then telling yourself that You Are.
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If you can feel all the ways in which I love you, then you know all the ways in which I love myself -compassion
Unapologetic
I won’t apologize For the How and Why of me I won’t apologize for the wit on my tongue or the openness of my emotions which flow from my touch as ink flows on parched paper I won’t apologize for … Continue reading