Under Water

Image is from Pexels When we hide our feelings Thinking they aren’t real Or that they will fade with fear Using time as an excuse Putting things in water Won’t stay there forever Showing up, whether you're ready or not. Alex

My Towel

Image is from Pexels Will you hold my towel? The one I cover myself with When I choose to be Raw and naked with you In all my layers When I want to laugh When I want to cry Or when my emotion feels unknown Alex

The Walls

Image is from Pexels If the walls could talk How in my life would they walk What would they share with me again What is that impact That makes them want To have contact A picture to gain A record to turn into memory Worth saving from fading away Alex

Four Books by Elise Baker

Cheers to another unplanned post when I haven’t done my planned ones, but oh well. I also have 400-something emails to see, but I still want to finish my recent book, which is a memoir called Cerebral Palsy: A Story: Finding the Calm After the Storm by Ilana Estelle, since I refuse to go to … Continue reading Four Books by Elise Baker →

Off The Topic Thursdays/ Like A Bear

Image is from Pexels You want to go everywhere and anywhere While I want to stay in one place here I need you to listen, not just hear Because this isn’t some fake fear Like a bear In a cage Needing to be Wild and free Alex

Off The Topic Thursday/ Sea Coral As Tear

Image is from Pexels Hello, my friend, the wind Will it ever end? The dim of the coral sea With the rhythm of the waves And the tears of remembering Of what used to be And what we will be With what is left after (I’m comparing mental health to environmental destruction Alex

Smile

Image is from Pexels I never saw her smile So what do you do If a smile is light Meaning they don’t have one Or is it just us Not been open to see Or understand it since it’s different From what we are used to Alex

If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come

Image is from Pexels Ever thought if tomorrow never comes How would you live the rest of today What will be your farewell to the world What will be your mark or sign That you lived here for how many years Alex

When The Wind Calls

Image is from Pexels The name the wind calls That you start to think it’s false Calling to your ear To bring you back here Back to your family roots Or to your truths The weight of a ton But some things can’t be undone Alex

The Art In Magic

Image is from Pexels The beauty in the magic Are the things you can’t Not the ones you are seeing Therefore, understandable to the world But the hidden message Is there for you only to see And it’s easy to miss If you aren’t careful Alex