11/9
Tell me, love
Just so I know
How many pieces
Do you plan
To shatter
My heart into?
-Sarah Clinton
Tag: fear
Reading Between The Lines
11/12
Every time you woke up
And murmured, “I missed you,”
I knew that was code for
An “I love you”
That you feared would
Tear your heart in two
If you allowed the words
To escape those beautiful lips
That enthrall me
Every time you speak.
-Sarah Clinton
This One Thing
10/22/2018
Rest assured, love,
I am not frightened of
The depth of your pain
Your darkness
Does not scare me.
Just promise
You won’t offer me
In exchange
To the demon who
Keeps driving needles
Into your heart from afar.
-Sarah Clinton
Inside the Armor
10/22/18
It is wanting you like I do
That reveals my greatest weaknesses.
Underneath the strength
And determination
And tenacity
Is still that scared little girl
Who, despite her bravado, is
Convinced you’re going to leave
For no reason at all…
And she’ll be powerless to stop you.
Just like all the others.
The Wrong Way to Heal
10/15/18
Running toward you is like
Throwing my heart into the fire
To rid it of the frostbite from my last.
You always told me I’d get burned.
Self-confidence Sunday #1
“Let’s start each week off with a positive, go-get-’em bang! Post a photo (selfies encouraged–really!), quote, poem, or story that makes you feel accomplished, strong, attractive, or just otherwise awesome. The fun part: tell me what about it is so inspiring and/or how you’re going to use that newfound motivation the upcoming week.
No Time To Waste
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “No Time to Waste.”
“Life is too short to: let fear of failure rob you of life lessons and beautiful memories.”
If there is anything I regret (despite the popular cliche advising against ever regretting a thing), it is the many times I let fear keep me from trying something new. There is plenty of psychological research behind the rationale for this, especially where “gifted girls” are concerned…but no matter how well I have come to understand why I shied away from certain pursuits, I still remain a bit sad that I cared so much about upholding an appearance of seemingly effortless perfection that I sacrificed my own happiness. Looking back on these tendencies from my high school and college days, my 25 year-old self must ask: where is the sense in that? Whether it was letting softball pitches go by rather than possibly swing and miss, turning down choir solos in case I choked at the performance, or neglecting to try out for sports and/or musical honors I easily could have earned, I cannot think of a single time it was truly beneficial to let caution be my life guide.
On the “Love Bird Stage”
Sometimes, it's better to toss expectations, past experiences, and others' standards to the wind, it seems. At least in our case, it has been more than worth it, and I am so glad I didn't let fear and preconceived notions make me miss out on him.