I am here to keep you safe — Sit Criss Cross applesauce across from me Put your knees on mine Look into my eyes Let me take all of your pain All those worries that keep you up at night Put your hands in mine And know that you are safe I will put my hand on your…

And I have had an abortion — I am a Christian too I believe in a God that loves me I believe in forgiveness And I had never carried so much shame until I aborted my child At the age of 16 A baby myself Do you think that women and girls Just stand in line at the…

And life can feel heavy — When your partner has other plans When your crush doesn’t reciprocate When women’s rights get taken away by some Republican Man Based on God's design God's design is that children are cared for And there are so many My own included That would have had a shitty start in life …

Just not if you are a woman — The heaviness of what I feel right now The weight of the heavens on my shoulder Is God really looking down and cheering? Does God really celebrate Supreme Court decisions? Is this a heavenly decision as some rightwing would think? Is this the answer to get all the heathens to…

To Feel Too Good — I’m an addict and I have to be careful. Good feelings remind me of being drunk or high-they are euphoric and when they come they come hard. I am an all-or-nothing person. Very rarely is there a gray area. I’m on a slippery slope afraid to get burned. I’m afraid…

To be a woman — All I need to do is bat my eyelashes to get what I want Show a little more cleavage Add in a dumb little nervous laugh Act submissive They like that, you know? Men won’t like you for your brains or witty humor It’s tits and ass, so keep them tight…

And it’s like the new gateway drug — I had been off of caffeine for five years. It was giving me anxiety in an already anxious time so I decided to detox. I had yerba mate and green tea for a month to wean myself off of coffee and then switched to Dandy Blend (A caffeine-free coffee-like beverage…

And summer break just started — Already I have made lists and chore charts I have had a family meeting laying out the expectations for summer break I have created outlines and spreadsheets I have listed expectations and consequences for not meeting those For example: If I find wrappers, socks, dishes, or other miscellaneous things strewn…