Friends with the razor's edge of clarity
as tidal waves of my past crash into me.
Years my child mind shadowed but still carried
like a swallowed stone anchored in my chest.
I choose my life.
Now, I choose it.
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The Eldest Daughter ✔️
PoetryA collection of poems I wrote ages 13 to 31 that show how I grapple with neurodivergence, gender roles, and the conservative fundamentalist environment I was raised in. This is the most vulnerable work I have released to date, letting you into intim...
Twenty-Four
Friends with the razor's edge of clarity
as tidal waves of my past crash into me.
Years my child mind shadowed but still carried
like a swallowed stone anchored in my chest.
I choose my life.
Now, I choose it.