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Author Archives: sickybeat
Dr. Suess for Adults
I am an adult And I know that the woman Is sick with fear, Stunted In the disguise of an adult. But, my knowledge doesn’t blunt her viciousness. Or her power as a “parent” To isolate and try to destroy a sister. I don’t hate her, I despise knowing that no amount of distance orContinue reading “Dr. Suess for Adults”
Because You’re Not …Because You Are
No one will say out loud that she killed herself. To be honest, I know none of the reasons her friends use softer language, but I can make educated guesses: Because it hurts to say, Because suicide is wrong. Because death is scary and sad Because she gave up on treatment Yes, my heart hurtsContinue reading “Because You’re Not …Because You Are”
How to Play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon w/Words
What would be “success” for you? What is talent?
Things I Have Faith In
Things I have faith in: The value of minorities The idea that some answers will linger, Out of my reach. The power of trauma to quash infinite voices That the comfortable among us will not seek growth Even as so much shrivels and dies, That those who demand “English Only,” speak division, instead ofContinue reading “Things I Have Faith In”
DeaDly Ideas
To this day I cannot believe that silence is not wasted time, Time is a construct of people. People create, from our own ideals, Monsters and fears to obscure and manipulate, us against our own reflection by proclaiming we, are the people of our own dreams our pockets are not picked, we revel in theContinue reading “DeaDly Ideas”
Thick Skin
I had full faith as a child that by age 30 I would have skin so thick I would be a human callous. It was almost a religion, a mantra. In the same way that religion is a tool to cope with not understanding at present and offer reassurance at any, future, minute. My futureContinue reading “Thick Skin”
Forget my Shadow
After years in the cycle of being seriated and then sown again, broken to mend other fraying parts before they came entirely unspooled, I existed in the shadow of my memory of the girl in the mirror. Because she was not permitted to reflect a smile back from irises of others, She used her teethContinue reading “Forget my Shadow”
I Will be…
Pain is a sphere
Everyone Needs Some Hope And A HaPPY DanCE-Take Some Of Mine :)
I have been sick again over this last two weeks, (not covid yay!), but it sure felt awful! I am getting back into my groove, and I can prove it! A friend of mine said to me once that if someone is singing a song they love, don’t tease them, they’re are happy and weContinue reading “Everyone Needs Some Hope And A HaPPY DanCE-Take Some Of Mine :)”
