You Find Yourself There, Again. {poetry}
The summit gazes down mockingly
Knowing that despite all your might
You cannot just skip to the top
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Leonie Orton
The List-Making Gene: It’s In My Blood.
I realize that by writing this little piece, I am shedding light on what is clearly a bit of my OCD behavior, but I don’t care. The truth is, my list-making habit is a bit of an illness, but it’s okay, and I’m okay with it because it helps me function. It’s just who I am, and I know many, many ...
Please Don’t Try To Fix Me.
And in the process of waiting, I vow to never cease stirring the pot of questions. To let the flight of ideas and the whirl of ponders melt away my skin. Fleshy enclave of a beating heart made of questions, not answers. Love, not certainty. Life, not fear. Feeling over growth. Faith over ...
Let Your Wants Be Your Magic Wand For Positive Transformation.
If we're not in touch with the authentic wants of the heart, when they are brutally cut off while we are but saplings searching for our way to the natural element of the sunlight, we're left with this void and a sense of urgency to make decisions. Then we hurry up to fill the void, and make a ...
I Know What You’re Thinking, Don’t I?
I have come to realize that what others think of us really only exists in our own minds. But from our minds can come dangerous thought processes that we internalize to make decisions about how we discern ourselves.
Honor The Beauty Of Love.
Just because your relationship has ended, it doesn't mean you have lost or wasted time. Just because you experience a break-up, it doesn't mean that you have to feel bitter or angry. If you have spent time avoiding relationships with others, please know that you are worthy of love and belonging.
A Holy Rhythm. {poetry}
To age he finally cries
Cruelly, he limps atop time, crippled only in the throes of its touch
Fighting and fleeing the throngs that have descended into its cold and callused crypt
How To Love A Roller Coaster Girl.
While it seems like a lot to handle, I know you'll be up to the challenge. I strongly believe that we all have a soul mate, someone who can stand us at our worst and best. Just know that despite my ever-changing emotions, I will love you wholeheartedly.
When Love Doesn’t Stay And Soul Mates Walk Out.
I was unstoppable. If there was a word stronger than unstoppable, I would probably use that. Just insert the strongest word you know. That was me. Then life hit me upside the head, and then right in the chest, with a challenge. It came in the form of a dark-skinned beaut of a man who climbed ...
Under The Dream Tree. {poetry}
My favorite work of art,
is you in my embrace,
Is us, together, in this ecstatic form, under the Dream Tree