Wake Up Mantra

“If you wake up right now, all the puppies in the world are safe!” ~Sammicakes

mauve haze

leeward shade sunset eyes its mauve haze I fall so deeply into imagined sensation that when the loving (but flawed) reality presents I offer no appreciation I asked how to cure this chronic failing the universe answered back with a warmer haze ~Sammicakes

Big, Not so Bad World

The little acts of kindness  That permeate through expectation Like a locked door Separating me and my pink suitcase A kind man spots my quiet dread Through the transparent door Recognizes, verifies, and rolls out My silly pink luggage for me Me and her ready  to venture through London To all the strangers And their…

The Realest You (written from the platform)

Today I stepped onto the platform, and the seven men behind the booth asked me, “Who is the realest you?” “Is it the one who is beautiful and speaks clearly, smile bright?” “Is it the creature muzzled and blind, trembling in rage?” “Could it be the one that cries so deeply at the beauty of…

Would You Change All That You Are Just For Me?

A few years ago I dated a sweet yet quite immature young man. I had asked him to please not engage in recreational drugs that morning as it would make me sad and potentially ruin a particular outing with our friends, one where we would be in public from morning until night and around children….

Amethyst Drapes | Poem

Here in my depths  shielding all life through amethyst drapes, I bury my intentions in darkness hoping all others only surrender to me  their light Claws long and dark Ripping cuts into immortal flesh, I bury my sins within myself hoping all others only grace me with their virtue Eyes red from hellfire and tears…

Princess Pantheon | Chapter Six

Previous Chapter of Princess Pantheon ~ Chapter 6: Dreams of a Distant Land, a Distant Sadness Emily dreamed again of humans that night. First that silver light came spiraling down from the darkness ahead of her, then her pale fingers went to grasp it. Then faces. Ones she had already seen from her prior dream…

The Fox Queen

A fairy tale inspired by the styling of the Brothers Grimm. ~The Fox Queen~ One winter a very long time ago, a lonely man wandered about the snow-covered forests to find shelter. In his travels he came across a red fox, longer than she was tall. Her large, dark eyes met him with inquisitive blinks….

March 15th | Journal Entry #1

Limiting beliefs on love, success, and life -> Let them rise up to the surface, acknowledge them, thank them, and send them away. What limiting beliefs do you hold onto in your life? ~Sammicakes