“I believe Fate smiled and Destiny laughed As she came to my cradle Know this child will be able Laughed as she came to my mother Know this child will not suffer Laughed as my body she lifted Know this child will be gifted With love, with patience, and with faith She’ll make her way, […]
Hope is the Thing That Fights
Hope is the little thing, with wings, that fights for life. For her, it began when she laced up and stepped purposefully outside her door. It began again and again when she actively chose sunlight over darkness, strength and will over apathy and weakness. Her life looked different when she wrenched open the windows to let some stale air out. When she […]
Depression; /dəˈpreSH(ə)n/; Noun
Today, I fed my depression. I gave it a huge plate of steaming, saucy pasta with cheese and tender meatballs. After that, I let it consume the remnants of a crinkled bag of chocolate chips, one after another. I gave it a bowl of frozen yogurt. I tried to stuff it down, to cover it, to […]