I forgot what it felt like,to laugh,Not a low chuckle on your own,Or a small smile stretching across your face,A deep, body contorting laugh, A laugh shared with someone else,One that is felt so acutely, tears expel from your body,Laughter where you actually feel your mood lifting,Changing your chemicals,Transforming the composition in your veins,I forgot…
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Laughter
Book Review: Transcendent Kingdom
This past September, when this book was released, it blew up all over social media and being the book nerd that I am- I had to hop onto the trend to see what the fuss was about. If you haven’t heard of Yaa Gyasi before, you are simply missing out. I realize I forgot to…
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Moody
Struggling to balance my head and my heart, Feeling tired, overwhelmed and cooped up, Floating, suspended in my thoughts and feelings, Not sure if I’m going up or down, Knowing the feelings will disappear in time, But sinking deeper and deeper into them, Thinking thoughts normally not my own, Who is this negative person, I…
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Edge Naturale Campaign
One of our main goals in 2020, was to align ourselves with brands who not only had the same visions as us, but also encouraging spending within our community and locally in any way that wecould, while having the least negative impact on the environment. We were so shook by how well Edge Naturale™ worked…
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Fold
With every gentle kiss,I unraveled,With every hug,I unfold,With every caress,I melt.With every sweet word or text.I burst into myself,With every gesture,I feel myself opening up,With every unwavering support,I am reaffirmed there are good people in the world,With every hand you reach out to me,I palpitate,With every caress,I think it can’t get any better than this,With…
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R1’s Apartment Tour
Moving out can be so stressful and trust me when I say this, because I’ve done it far too many times and even moved countries about 3 times! So, you can imagine how unexcited I would be this time around; except it was a lot easier, because I had nothing to move- lol. Because this…
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Warm Bodies
Sweet Surprise
Sweet, sweet surprise,The depth of my feelings for you, Was something I never prepared for,I am a planner, I think ahead, I organize and I execute,Surprises aren’t my think, It requires me to let go andRelinquish control,You flew into my life, At a time when I was leaving it all up to fate,To see what…
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Easy
I don’t know how you do it, but you make it all so easy,Smooth transitions into missing you and seeing your face,Easy, From the way you lightly glide your hands along my legs, To making me laugh so hard I might cry,Easy, How I look over at you and instantly I feel at home,Easy, How…
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The Body Series: Reclaiming My Body
I began this post back at the beginning of the summer, I wasn’t feeling very confident about myself, I had recently began the tedious task of “online” dating and struggling a little bit with my self-worth. It’s amazing how words will reenter your consciousness when you’re feeling down, things you never believed about yourself surface…
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