Life
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As the World Explodes with Love
I keep anticipating that moment outside time when my body releases yours after it has held you so tight and you become your own but how can I anticipate a bright star coming into existence across a galaxy how do I anticipate seeing you an oh-so-familiar stranger part me part the love of Continue reading
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Your New Eyes
It’s about time for a new life to see the world anew to see through that life precious and in awe you see, I’m afraid I have gotten old not in body but in soul the beauty which used to make me gasp hardly makes me turn my head you see, I’m afraid Continue reading
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However Small the Source
however small the source of the sound of running water it is enormous in my soul I can’t tell you how the scent of damp leaves make tears leak only that I need to be in nature like breathing and You this is where I most clearly see Your name written etched in the Continue reading
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3 Things You Must Know About Marriage
I’ve been seeing an overwhelming amount of articles on Facebook with titles like these: 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Got Married 10 Things To Look For in A Mate 4 Things That Led To My Divorce They are usually posted by multiple people, adjacent to comments such as: “EVERYONE needs to read this Continue reading
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I Know You.
I know you. You think you are the only one who wakes up from a disturbing dream, and sinks back into the feeling that you don’t really want to be awake today. You feel crazy when you start crying when fresh coffee cascades all over the counter. There is some kind of leak in your Continue reading
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A Field of Empty Pages
some mornings certain words try to press into me and I can barely feel them I shake off their outlines like they never meant anything though once they were air now I choke and splutter It’s always scary and amazing how that which once felt like life seems like death and some Continue reading
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A Dozen Things I Like at 28
I recently turned 28. I was going to write this serious, reflective post, but there is too much going on in my life right now to scratch the surface of my deep emotional currents. So instead I made this list of things I find myself liking more as I get older. Enjoy the random break Continue reading
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That Something More
And I am struck with the idea that people color life, and as long as we make loving others a priority, each day will shine. Every moment will be filled with hope overcoming doubt in our attempt to create new things to fill the voids in the atmosphere. We are always longing for something Continue reading
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As She Grapsed For Those Words
how do you make the world good? she asked rhetorically, with a hint of cynicism after all, she had seen her fair share of badness death and decaying hope overwhelming sorrow drenched her sheets until she rung them out with her frail hands squeezing droplets cementing in her consciousness never to let the world drop Continue reading
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Swimming or Treading Water
Some days I don’t know what to say. I wish I could find words but they seem hidden from me. I am a blank slate. I hate everything I put on paper. Wait, this isn’t paper… I decided to detox facebook for a few days. My brain feels like mush. I probably made it that Continue reading
Brooke Gale LouvieR 