#BeReal – ADRIANNA JOLEIGH

My #BeReal guest today is Adrianna Joleigh. I hate you.  Don’t leave me.  As a toddler, nothing quite says, “I love you,” like a good slap in the face by the person you trust the most.  Some may think, “You’re a grown woman, old enough to get over it and move on.”   Unfortunately, that’s not…

#BeReal – KATIE BINGHAM-SMITH

My #BeReal guest today is Katie Bingham-Smith.   I just yelled at my son. I am not wearing makeup, I am not dressed. My house is peppered with Lego pieces, folded laundry and forts made from pillows and blankets. I ate too much pizza and I am crabby. This is me being real, right now.…

POSITIVE VOICES

Your voice matters so make it a beautifully positive one! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO FOLLOW AS WELL AS COMMENT ON MY BLOG.  I HAVE NEVER CENSORED ANYONE AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, UPLIFTING AND SUPPORTIVE COMMENTS HERE. THANK YOU FROM ME TO YOU

HOW TO BE A PRISM

  I’ve discovered in the search for who I am that I’m not just one thing. You see… I kept making the mistake of trying to define myself.  I am not JUST anything.  I am all the different colors between and including black and white. I am a prism reflecting myself into the world. I…

BURY ME

Nightfall crawls restless Inside invisible veins Caressing my shoulders With shadowy hands Kissing my lips, my body Feeding my hungry aches Anxious for its presence I lie still under its weight Miles from daybreak Praying that night Will absorb my lust And bury me Underneath fields of light

LEAD THEM TO THE SLAUGHTER

She fell from hands she couldn’t see She was being fed to monsters Left for… Not quite dead because Well… What’s the fun in that? As demons swarmed around her Leaving trails of venom Mixed with blood upon her soul She concentrated on the pain As their poison fangs sunk deep Aware that the initial…

FINDING THE ONE

I pretend not to notice or care.  That’s just life.  It happens.  I see you reading, messaging, answering, flirting, complimenting, spending time elsewhere and giving all your attention away.  I sit in the corner picking at my food wondering if you would notice if I stood to leave.  I watch as your eyes find pleasure…

COME HOME

Tell me your secrets No need to lie I will eat them up And make them mine Crawl into my arms And make a home I’ll hold you tight And keep you warm Give me your tears I’ll collect them in a jar Shaped like my heart So you can face each end With a…

#BeReal – FAT BOTTOM GIRL

Please welcome today’s #BeReal guest, Fat Bottom Girl. The load of shame I carry on a daily basis weighs me down. I wish I could tell you when I picked up this particular baggage, but I cannot.  I’ve carried it so long, that it’s become a part of me; melded into my marrow. My shame…

#BeReal – SIMON OVERY

Please welcome my #BeReal guest today, Simon Overy   So then, let me begin  by thanking Hasty for giving me this opportunity to entertain (he said hopefully) her many readers and in doing so offer a big thank you to you readers out there in the blogosphere for taking time out to, you know, read…