As I sat by the lake on Saturday I felt a certain calm and peace transcend delicately onto my world as I saw a small white butterfly flying over and around me wherever I went that day. In the background … Continue reading
Butterflies Released
Incompetent
I feel very incompetent.. like suddenly I have become stupid and that’s a scary thought… a simple process does not click with my brain and I am sitting there unable to see what the problem is. I feel like I … Continue reading
Not Idle, Lessons Learned
I start working tomorrow after nine months of not working. I wasn’t idle either. But I wasn’t really working in an office environment. It was more working for the glory of God’s kingdom in the first part of my time-off … Continue reading
Eleven-Eleven-Eleven
I wrote this poem when I was 13 for Remembrance day. I remember having to read it out loud for the entire school assembly…. Eleven-Eleven-Eleven As the wind whispers on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th … Continue reading
Stream of Consciousness
My mind often wonders and marvels at life’s issues. Well. If we can say that life has issues. I used to question who I am. What is the purpose of my existence? Why was I chosen to live just over … Continue reading
Nine Years On
Nine years on – I am a broken woman fragmented back together, I bare my scars. I live to tell my battle wounds. My emotional wounds. When I moved to the UK for the first time I was stupid and … Continue reading
Imprisoned by Grief
To a Church youth group somewhere in C…. Grief, this emotion comes abruptly When life’s course changes swiftly Into a new reality Of loss, pain and confusion This raging exploding pain Wreaks havoc across My wounded soul Wounded, broken A … Continue reading
Insomnia
I often find myself waking at the crack of dawn or way before dawn with this sense of unease, dread in my stomach. I’ve been plagued with nightmares for years now on and off. I have periods where I can … Continue reading
