Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. - Benjamin Franklin
Writing is a passion of mine.
Done out of emotion and inspiration, I find I have to express my thoughts and feelings. Sometimes this expression can take the form of a short story or a poem. Other times I find solace in a quote.
Select a heading to view content
Updated poems list
Changed front page layout
poems to look out for:
- Lost (hearts, tears and fears)
- Blind Deaf Numb
- Hidden
- Absent Senses
- Days and Years
- Love, Need, Miss, Want
- I Love You
- Almost Sorry
- Free?
- Died From Love
- Mrs Valentine
- Hello Goodbye
- Just Another Love Song
- Blinded by Ease
- Tear Dove
- Lost (hearts, tears and fears)
- Blind Deaf Numb
- Hidden
- Absent Senses
- Broken Dreams
- Defeated Aims
- My Walk (to remember)
- My Requiem (to forget)
- Forgotten Empathy
- Exposed
- Embers
- Breaking Chains
- Nothing Left
- Only Potential
- Apologize
- Derelict Angst
- Beginnings and Ends
- Mine
- Deceived Perception
- Destiny
- I Love
- Days and Years
- Leave it at That
- Thank You
- Love, Need, Miss, Want
- I Love You
- Almost Sorry
- Free?
- Died From Love
- Mrs Valentine
- Past Endings
- Hello Goodbye
- Just Another Love Song
- Blinded by Ease
- Tear Dove
- Don't Quit
some short extracts I couldn't find a place for...
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility, they learn to fight.
If children live with ridicule, they learn to be shy.
If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence.
If children live with praise, they learn to appreciate.
If children live with fairness, they learn justice.
If children live with security, they learn to have faith.
If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves.
If children live with acceptance, they learn to find love in the world.
Life is short
Break the rules
forgive quickly
kiss passionately, love truly
laugh constantly
And never stop smiling
no matter how strange life is
Life is not always the party we expected to be
but as long as we are here, we should smile and be grateful.
Going all the way back to the original To Write Love on Her Arms story, contrast is something we think about and talk about. My friend Kory and i aimed for it when we worked on the original (TWLOHA) Title logo three years ago. It's the reason we chose black and white. To represent pain and hope. Addiction and sobriety. Our dreams and our fears. Life and death. These odd couples and these battles seem to be everywhere - i see them on the news and i see them on the street and i feel them in my chest - and yet they tend to stay as secrets.
We're not smart enough to fake it, so from the very beginning, we decided we would just do our best to say the honest thing, to put it all in one place and say "Let's talk about it." Maybe if you're honest about the darkness in a room, maybe then you can begin to show someone the light.
We have a new hoodie. It's black and it's white and we're calling it "Contrast". We might be idealists to the point of believing that a sweatshirt can be more than a sweatshirt, that what we wear can be an expression of what's important to us and the kinds of conversations we hope to have…
Feel free to send me an email
