After a long, long, long break from blogging, I'm finally back at it. Since about February of this year, I had been struggling with various medical problems and keeping up with a blog was just becoming too much. That didn't stop me from continuing to write though and I'm happy to announce that I have... Continue Reading →
Medication Sensitivity
Let me give y'all a run down of my life the past month or so. Started when I thought my antidepressant stopped working because I was starting to see the beginning signs of the depression whirlwind about to sweep through my life. As those crippling symptoms of depression continued to infiltrate my life, I began... Continue Reading →
10 Self Care Ideas For When I Don’t Want To Do Anything
The world feels like it’s spinning so fast and I’m stuck on slow motion. I’m laying in my bed, looking at the ceiling and wondering why I feel so horrible. My back starts to ache from laying on it, but moving a single muscle seems like too much energy to exert. It’s in moments like... Continue Reading →
Sovereignty
Sovereignty By A.M.Morais I’m not your prisoner any longer Your unforgiving grip around my throat No longer steals the oxygen from my brain Your silky smooth talking blindfold No longer pins me down to your wishes Your razor sharp serpent tongue No longer shreds my soul to pieces Your energy siphoning dark aura No longer... Continue Reading →
How Does Time Heal?
I've been told, "Time heals all," but does it really? How many years does it take to heal a completely shattered being? When every inch of your soul has been pulverize into dusty ground? Because, for me, it's been eight long years and that pain still hurts. It still creeps up through my feet, puts... Continue Reading →
The Year of Me: April Update
So, here we are in April - four months into my "year of me" and I felt you all needed an update. I also feel updates will help me hold myself accountable for my progress. So, to begin, I have definitely fallen off the band wagon resulting in (or maybe because of?) a miserable April.... Continue Reading →
Why Reaching Out is Difficult
I was laying in bed restlessly flopping like a fish out of water. My face was red and splotchy, a steady river of tears ran over my cheeks, and my nose was so stuffed up, it was almost suffocating. I knew this deep pit of emotions I was falling deeper into was not normal. Yet,... Continue Reading →
The Letter I Needed
Dear 15 year old me, Halfway through your first year of high school. One of the four years you were told would be "the days of your life". I know you're thinking, "If these are the best days then I sure as hell don't want to see the worst". I know how badly your hurting.... Continue Reading →
Our Secret
Our Secret By A.M.Morais . Only a year older than me But you know as much as a grown up You taught me things I didn’t know You said it’s okay, it’s a good thing Only a year older than me But your body was much more developed Budding breasts and hair in all kinds... Continue Reading →
Eidolon
Eidolon By A.M.Morais . Seeping through the seams between reality and fantasy Smog congests the psyche Deadened nerves fail to feel the clacking of the keys Underneath calloused fingertips The essence of stale dirt lingers in the stagnant air All is still except for the slow thumping of a heartbeat Inside a weakened shell of... Continue Reading →