Poet’s Note: Well, I tried writing a sonnet for the first time and it. was. HARD. But anyway, here you go 🙂 The Mind knows you mean well, yet the Heart cries.Whether it’s honest truth or just advice,One calls it help, the other calls it lies-Then there’s the hatred brought in by the Pride.The Mind […]

When you are young, you wish to know of what you don’t understand,Because you’re so tired of being told you can’t have what you want to have.It eats you up on the inside as you wish and wish to grow old,But when you’re wise, you miss the life when some things were left untold. When […]

Poet’s Note: What better way to rant than to rant into a poem? I’m sure you can relate to this one. In a moment of distress, life can seem like it’s too much.All you want to do is put your foot down and scream “Hell, I’ve had enough!”Sometimes you don’t even need a reason, just […]

Has there ever been a time when you felt you’re good enough for this world and all people ever do is try to change you into someone they want you to be?

I’m sure we’ve all been there at one point of our life (teenage, especially) and most of us reacted with a fiery “How dare you tell me to change myself!” or a wallowing “Am I not good enough?”. Well, no one would have had the courage to say that aloud, but our thoughts ran on those lines at the time.

Poet’s Note:
My parents: When was the last time you wrote a poem?
Me: Umm… *proceeds to scroll. And scroll. And scroll. And scroll.* Oh yes, umm, December 1st 2021?

Writer’s Note: I still can’t believe the brilliant author of ‘The Ascendance Series’ actually responded to my email! Thank you so much, Mrs. Nielson! Do check out her books….