Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, but don’t move the way fear makes you move. – Rumi Nicole Harkin didn’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions. Like most people, she would break them Read more
Cinderella hates me and rightly so I would too if some woman came back home with my father so recent after my mother’s passing so why did I do it, you ask out of desperation, he seemed nice that or marry the brute who’s been pestering my father for my Read more
I need to feel bad, It’s been so long, long enough That time has started the process Of oxidizing my heart Rusting it through and through Spreading a poison of guilt and self-hatred From my aorta to my brain. “Should I go downstairs and apologize?” Running running running “I’m a Read more
A lot of people go through life unnecessarily unhappy and depressed. They feel unvalued and misunderstood, seeing no way out of whatever problem they are facing. Often, though, their issues could be solved easily, by doing one little thing. Talking. Communication is important, it can clear away misunderstandings and can Read more
Have I been good enough, Mother? Oh how I miss the days when your skin was smooth, and bronzed How your smile beamed when you saw my little face Remember when you let me stay up late, way, way past bedtime To watch scary movies curled up on the cozy Read more
It’s not the vacations or the gifts. It’s not the public eye or the carefully planned outings. It’s not the fancy dinners or the professional photos taken. No, it’s watching TV series in pajamas, It’s the giggles from the tickle fights. It’s the slumber party every night, It’s the look Read more
I began referring to him privately as “The Swede.” From in between my crunches on the exercise mat, I snuck glances at his pale, chiseled face. His square jaw and high, sculpted cheekbones stood out as if his face was sketched from the pages of a superhero DC comic. I Read more
