Poetry
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My life seems to be constantly changing. Sometimes it is expected and it is good. But most of the time, it is sudden, chaotic, and it takes me a bit to see the good in it. My life has been in constant transition for the last year. It is absolutely insane to me that my
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When the University of Iowa announced Coach Lisa Bluder’s retirement, I absolutely had a moment. Coach Bluder is one of the greatest coaches, and she has been the face of Iowa Women’s Basketball for all but three years of my life. I spent weekends watching her coach talented young women in Carver Hawkeye Arena, both
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I go back and forth between hating my ex, and admitting that I still love him. It’s so hard because I know I should be pissed, and I should want nothing but the worst from him, but the opposite is true. I only want to see him happy and succeed in life. I want no
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I know so few people that feel the way I do. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy that not many people around me feel this way. But it makes some things that much harder. It makes it harder to do things like smile and laugh. And I really wish that I wasn’t feeling this
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My writing process may seem a little different to you, as I do most of it in my bed. I write it out in my journal and then type it up. Something about handwriting my work makes it feel more like me. Sometimes I like to smoke a little first, and then put my headphones
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I’ve been through A LOT this last year. I mean, some days my therapist wonders how I have managed to keep going this long. But I am here. There are many pieces that I haven’t shared with you, though not many. There are pieces that I didn’t really plan on releasing, but I think I’m
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No matter what happens to me,If I find someone elseOr stay single,You will always be the one I tell people aboutWhen they ask about my mom.You will be who my kids call grandmaBecause no matter whatI always felt safe with you. I can’t say that about anyone else.
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The things we expect from women: Tend the house,Raise the kids,Have a meaningful career,Grow another human,Only to push it from her body,And we have the audacity to expect herTo look perfect doing it. What do we give her in return? Lesser pay, Fewer human rights, Expect so much more of herGive her all the blame,And
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Late nightsEarly Mornings.For years this has been my life.Most days it feels like it always will be.But only a few more years if I Work hard,Finish school.It will be then that my life Will finally feel like mine again.
Lyrical Logic 