Mending
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One poem became pages, collections, and finally a home where every grieving, healing, loving, surviving version of her could belong.
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Writing the hard things is not about making pain beautiful; it is about finding honest words and refusing to hide what survived.
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A frightened cat slowly learns that love can mean patience, choice, and hands that never force what trust is not ready to give.
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A rescued kitten becomes a small, bright reminder that second chances can arrive on four paws and quietly turn into home.
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Before the children wake and the house fills with need, a few quiet minutes become enough room to hear herself again.
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At four in the morning, she misses the heavy quiet that once softened sleeplessness, anxiety, and the relentless sprint inside her mind.
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Secrets lose their power once fear stops feeding them, leaving peace as the only knowledge she needs to keep.
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A photograph of a boy with a pelican becomes a doorway back to the voice that once crossed an ocean to make a frightened girl feel safe.
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At seventeen, safety arrived through a voice across the distance, leaving behind the ache of wondering what might have happened at another time.
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Some people arrive like seasons; this is for the one who stayed through grief, hospital rooms, silence, and everything that followed.
Between Bruises & Blooms 