Shaking outside an apartment doorI remember what’s it likeTo not feel safeTo fear going home If we all had safe harborsTo moor our weathered shipsThe […]
Sunset
The sun burns red in a hazy skyFor four minutes I watch it sink into the bayI can’t capture it in photos or wordsBut for […]
History
Standing at the beach Years of history right here Cheers to damn good friends With Love,Natalie
A lot of rain
Then there’s the rainBeating on me until I can’t seeSoaking through my socksBut I choose to walk I hear thunder over my podcastI see lighting […]
Performances
Performances. Step on the stage and dance, darling.Your body was beautiful once. Now it won’t move like it used to. The gown is too small. […]
Tonight’s D&D, a haiku
On a pirate ship Shoot, cook, breathe, learn, and gamble Then the fish attack With Love, Natalie
Robert Frost
If depression were a dick I’d blow it just to make it go awayThat’s not what you want a daughter to say, but there it […]
Silent
I remember the quiet, the knowingDon’t wonder, just be, just move, keep growingHear my own voice over that one in my headAnything could happen, the […]
Crests
Anxiety crests And then the calmThe harbor like glassDinner with our little nuclear familyChaotic and familiarSmall wonders Expect nothingLook at what I haveIt’s enough, reallyMore […]
5 Years of 100+ Women Who Care
Five years, it’s rainingThey all show up anywayWith coolers and snacks One hundred womenUmbrellas up, and then downThere’s champagne and cake My mom is on […]