My Poo Poo

My favorite niece. ;)

I Didn't know Godzilla was a Poet

that's deep Godzilla. . .

Is This Forreal?

if i ever get married, this is the kind of relationship i want to have

Dreary Humpday

Happy Humpday to all! It is rainy and kinda cold here in Milwaukee, or maybe I'm just cold because I cut off all my hair last weekend. Who knows? Either way, the sun isn't out and it makes the prospect of working both my jobs very uninviting. I want to crawl up in my bed with my current read: Another Country by James Baldwin and a bowl of cookie dough. I have some things I need to cry about. Tell you all about them later. Tata til later!!

When the Going Gets Tough. . .

they say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. but what about those of us who sometimes just can't find it within ourselves to be strong when life has ground you down to your most basic elements? this is when i turn to words. certain quotes give me the strength that others naturally possess and for those of you reading this who might need that extra push at times, i hope it gives you strength too.

"war is deception" -- the art of war

"love the moment; flowers grow out of the dark moments" --unknown

"success is the ability to go from one failure to the next without loss of enthusiasm" -- winston churchill

"dream the impossible dream, fight the unbeatable foe, strive with your last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable star" --unknown

"there is nothing a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly" --R. Buckminster Fuller

"kites rise against, not with, the wind" --john neal

"if life gives you lemons-make grapejuice. then sit back and let people wonder" --kigichi ishiritari

"have the courage to fail big; make them wonder why you're still smiling" ---unknown

"just when the caterpillar thought life was over, it became a butterfly" --unknown

"what lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us" ---henry david thoreau

"the soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears" ---john vance chaney

"live, laugh, love" -- unknown

"you never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have" --unknown

My First Haiku

This is my first haiku! It took me forever to write, but I think it turned out pretty well, all things considered. What do you think?

sunset to sunrise

she gazed upon the field like

her dreams were her life


Xoxo,
Tia

Smile

This is a new poem I started a few months ago and just found the gall to finish today! Yay me, lol! Tell me what you think :)

I’ve forgotten how to smile
So much more accustomed to frowning now
A smile… would seem displaced
On this face
So allow me to magically erase
The fake one I’ve been walking around with
I used to smile all of the time
Until the complexity of life robbed me of my joy
Stole my sunshine
Hovered like a big cloud and let loose its massive raindrops
Washing away my entire will to live
The going got tough
And fear turned my heart weak
Sadness became my closest friend
Making it my most dangerous enemy
So the tears flowed freely
Down onto the frown that now creases my mouth
Because I’ve forgotten how to smile
But I never once forgot what it was like to shine