Category: Poetry

  • A Pocket Full of Good Things

    A Pocket Full of Good Things

    I hope you carry a pocket full of treasures, pecan pie, vanilla ice cream, strawberry muffin,

  • They Were You, Too

    They Were You, Too

    Make peace with all versions of you that have existed.

  • Two Truths Can Exist

    Two Truths Can Exist

    Two truths can exist. I can be tired of waiting and also assured that my own is coming.

  • Even If It Ends

    Even If It Ends

    Just because something may not last forever doesn’t mean it’s not worth exploring.

  • You Are Everything

    You Are Everything

    You are not just one thing. You are everything.

  • No More Scenes

    No More Scenes

    The past met the present, and it was good, the kind of good you wonder why it was the past.

  • The Tupperware

    The Tupperware

    I saw a takeout plate in the cabinet today and it reminded me of you.

  • A Different, Beautiful Ending

    A Different, Beautiful Ending

    What we hope for so much isn’t always what we get.

  • Start and Don’t Stop

    Start and Don’t Stop

    You don’t have to feel ready to start. You don’t have to stop as long as you enjoy what you’re doing.

  • Keep Your Word to Yourself

    Keep Your Word to Yourself

    You keep promises to everyone else. But break the promises you made to yourself.

  • Nobody Can Do Your Push-Ups

    Nobody Can Do Your Push-Ups

    Nobody can do your push-ups. Nobody can do your deadlifts, your planks,

  • You Will Be Tempted

    You Will Be Tempted

    You will be tempted to compare, to question your pace, don’t do it.