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Poems July 23, 2023

Liminal Space

Liminal spaces in physical terms can be described as places we pass through, like a doorway, staircase, hallway or bridge. […]

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Poems, Uncategorized July 1, 2023

What to do with the longing

What to do with the longing… I find that certain experiences lead to an acute, heightened awareness of longing I […]

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Poems June 30, 2023

Enough

When I chose ‘Enough’ as my word for the year, I couldn’t really explain why. It’s almost July and I’m […]

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Anxiety, Autism, Poems June 30, 2023

Inclusion

Inclusion What does inclusion really mean? Restrictive, marginalization or freedom? Feeling like I don’t belong Or maybe I never did […]

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Poems February 3, 2023

The longing

The Longing More I need more Not more stuff More Connection, meaning, The longing So deep it’s painful Should I […]

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Poems, Uncategorized September 9, 2022

Learning how to dance

Learning how to dance This is not about literally learning how to dance, (although it could be), it’s more a […]

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Poems September 9, 2022

Running on empty

Running on empty There must be something I need But I can’t seem to find it right now It seems […]

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Anxiety, Autism, Marriage, Poems September 9, 2022

Bridges and missing pieces

Bridges and missing pieces This is a difficult post. I wrote this back in January. I desperately wanted to share […]

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Autism, Marriage, Poems May 31, 2022

A world of colour

This poem describes how my husband and I see things so differently. ‘Black and white’ is a metaphor for the […]

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Autism, Poems May 31, 2022

What the stranger sees

I find it quite a paradox when people I don’t even know very well are able to read my facial […]

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Poems May 31, 2022

The other side of grief

I feel somewhat unqualified to write about grief- for the fact that I have not lost anyone really close to […]

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Poems May 31, 2022

Longing to be comforted

Longing to be comforted I came here to pray And it’s back What is this feeling? What does it mean? […]

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