Let go of the honey-sweet lies for the bittersweet truths.
RENEE STONELet go of the honey-sweet lies for the bittersweet truths.
RENEE STONEPeople struggle with words that spill and overwhelm you because they themselves are sinking.
RENEE STONETo be understood and accepted could change so many lives.
RENEE STONEWhen the silence fades and now sounds begin to bloom, I will grow to feel calm again. Healthily this time.
RENEE STONEAnd so, my ‘What if’s’ became ‘What’s next?’
RENEE STONEStaring into the abyss full of art – hoping for the return of a glimmer or a spark.
RENEE STONEReading has always been my sweetest escape, but I write to convey that which I want to escape or what scares me to say, even if it’s something positive.
RENEE STONESomewhere the silence resonates, the clutter clears, and you’re set to start again.
RENEE STONEThey hit like waves, the memories of those old summer days. Memories you’d have thought to erase, but they crash ashore without haste.
RENEE STONEWhen you and the world are out of breath, take the steps to ensure your own needs are met. By the moment you know someone can’t on their own, you’ll hopefully be ready to help.
RENEE STONEI wonder why I’m so empathetic, why people perceive me to be so kind. I don’t want my heart to burn when there’s no one burning mine.
RENEE STONEI spill words among pages so that I can’t say my thoughts are stuck in cages. Can’t say I didn’t let it out when I can say for sure I wrote it down.
RENEE STONETo be understood is to be on part of the path to inclusivity.
RENEE STONEAnd I saw forever in your eyes ’til the sunset started to dim your light. You told me you’d always hold me tight, but your warmth faded with the bright.
RENEE STONEWhen you write me into your story, don’t set my end in stone. Feel free to let me go. I’d like to join your story, but remember I have my own.
RENEE STONEI lost touch with the world around me – gone unnoticed by that which surrounds me, but I must find the presence of that which grounds me if I am to once again grasp onto everything I lost touch with.
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