Day 34 of Sydney’s 2nd lockdown (aka Lockdown 2.0). It sucks but I won’t complain. I have a roof over my head, food on my table, and am very fortunate that I can work from home. I am still able to train with my trainer outdoors and I’m fully vaccinated. Like I said, I won’t complain. I’ll support my local businesses and do what I … Continue reading Mental Dump
June came and went. July started and where I am is currently in lockdown due to the rise of the Delta Variant of COVID. It sucks being in lockdown but as the vaccination program here has been slow to roll out, the best way to curb a high death toll and herd mentality is to lock us all down. Granted, we’ve had a semi normal … Continue reading Currently Sparking Joy Is…
I’ve been avoiding this piece of writing. It’s had starts and stops and none seem to be the right way to say anything…to write anything. And I suppose that is life. Start. Stop. Keep going. Progress not perfection. I guess, that is what I take away from writing this piece. It’s not going to be perfect but it will hopefully express how much this person … Continue reading See You on Down the Road, Marcus
May…one step month closer to winter here in AUS (1-June is the first day of winter) and it was a month that was filled with mehs. Nothing bad happened. Just meh. I blame that last fading light into dark and the days getting colder. Mentally I’m not ready for winter. Physically I’m not ready for winter. (I hate being cold.) And I just don’t want … Continue reading Songs of My Life: May 2021
What happens after the music stops and the rain stops singing What happens after the music stops and the heart stops beatingWhat happens after the music stops and the brain stops being Does the wind fall silentDoes the soul turn into dustDoes the ego let go What happens after the music stops Am I filled with peaceAm I filled with joyAm I filled with quiet … Continue reading After the Music Stops
8 days into May and I’ve celebrated the 12th birthday of my youngest niece and the 22nd birthday of my oldest niece. I went from writing a poem a day to nothing. It was a needed creative break. Life got in the way of the April Poem a Day Challenge. There were days I didn’t get to sit down to write and there were days … Continue reading Reflections on the Poem a Day Challenge
April was a mixed bag of emotions ranging from The Oncoming Storm to happy and everything in between. I believe it shows heavily in the music. This list isn’t for the weak. Listen on Apple MusicListen on Spotify “I’m that Bitch” by RuPaulSometimes you need to be your own hype woman. This song was my hype song all month. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m … Continue reading Songs of My Life: April 2021
no goodbyeno fare the well goodnight baby were the last words you spoke 2021 April PAD Challenge: Write a poem every day of April.Day 30: For today’s prompt, write a goodbye poem Continue reading no goodbye
setting sunbats fly lowas the stars twinkle to and fro shades of purplemelancholy of pinkpush me to the brink a moment of peaceon a frangipani breezesets my soul at ease 2021 April PAD Challenge: Write a poem every day of April.Day 29: For today’s prompt, write an evening poem Continue reading on this evening
I’ve got your sixIt’s who I amLoyal until the bitter end I’ve got your sixBut you don’t have mine You’re not loyalAnd I was blind Through ups and downs you were distant and coldNo enlightenment to nourish your sorry soul I had your sixAnd I let you go You’re nothing but a foe Don’t need you to watch my back I got my own six … Continue reading My Six