Tag Archives: Poetry

To Be Yourself

I have always thought that people do not give you the belief of feeling important you give that to yourself. You do not need anyone to validate your importance in the world but we all need it sometimes. We desire … Continue reading

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Grieving Your Past Self

      When I first started to write my book, (The Goal: Publish This YEAR!) the thing I actually started with was, I was a person who had a seizure disorder and 60 pages into it I realized I … Continue reading

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Thinking of My Mother

When thinking of my mother I can think of so many ways to describe her. Her strength was immeasurable, her patience sometimes frazzled and other times not, her eyes sometimes sad but when she smiled the world lit up. She … Continue reading

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Reaching By Amy L. Kratz

Me 1997 right before leaving for Minneapolis. Sporting my Mullet and Where’s Waldo Shirt   Reaching   The day begins. The only sign I’m alive is the smell of coffee seeping through the thick, hot air. My mind is weary … Continue reading

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