Flipping through mapsWondering what pathWill shock my systemAlive again How you spend your daysIs how you spend your lifeAnd I’ve had enough days like this […]
Billy Elliot
Every time I rewatch Billy Elliot the Musical I am reminded how it is the origin story for like 20 percent of my personality and […]
Again
Groundhog DayLooking for the lessonThe lake rituals failedMy hands are just wet and coldNot blessedI text in a grocery storeI understandAnd I understandBut I’ve said […]
Newsies
I finally watched the Broadway musical recording of Newsies on Disney+ today. I’ve never seen the 1992 movie version either so the plot was new […]
What I Can Offer Tonight
I drafted four poems Threw them out, my heart is closed Give me some more time With Love, Natalie P.s. from my morning walk, autumn […]
The Rainbow
A passage from the “We Can Do Hard Things” podcast with Oprah that brought me to my knees today, pulled from the episode transcript: Oprah: […]
Time Bomb
I’m a ticking time bombThat went off too earlySo they keep reassembling meTick, tick, tick, boom, again, repeatThis is insanity Escaping to stairwellsSeeing fantasy in […]
Is this self-care?
Have you ever eaten chicken in the bathtubExaggerated self-careTo negate a pounding heart? Did it work for you?Or did you rise up, warm and wet […]
Ritual
I dip my hands in the bayWalking in circles without faithSo I make my own ritualWhatever god rules this sunsetRead my heartAnd the bargains it […]