TRIGGER WARNING World News, by JSM I read the news today and couldn't hold back my tears.

"If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty" - Japanese Proverb

A haiku about how alcohol numbs more than just the bad feelings.

A poem about a personal conflict with a world of machines.

A borrowed phrase from my favorite Gregory Alan Isakov song, "Chemicals".

I'm reminded daily that sometimes I have to step out of the spotlight and make room for those who have been kept in the dark, and to aim for simple instead of aiming for the stars.

This is a long one. Trigger warning for depression. If you're struggling, reach for help.

I look up to the evening sky to greet the millions of far away suns that brighten the night. @rose_writes

The worst of me.

Striving for perfection can in many cases be the death of creativity and individualism.

A freestyle poem about the inescapable turn of the seasons, as well as the inescapability of the effects the seasons have on every one of us.