onehardlook
Believe Me
I wish I could have told you How and when they crossed the line When I became a piece of meat On which they tried to dine But I learned...
Creative Space
CREATIVE SPACE
My Poetry, Songs and more
After years of writing songs and poetry I decided to be brave and vulnerable by sharing my creations with you. I hope it inspires you to create and share your art with the world.
onehardlook
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
The Rope
I can't even begin to tell you how many relationships I have been in where I held on to hope with all my might until it was clear there...
onehardlook
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
Insomnia
This older poem sums me up in a nutshell: over thinker, dreamer, lover. I love hard but I think way too much about it and it can keep me...
onehardlook
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
The Feast
#tbt This was probably the 2nd poem I ever wrote in high school. I had this massive crush on a player (playa) who had a couple sisters...
onehardlook
- Mar 19, 2019
- 1 min
The Year of My Unraveling
One of my favorite articles by Brené Brown is about the "midlife unraveling". She talks about reaching a point in your life (usually...
onehardlook
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
The Visitor
Grief is dark and powerful and rears its ugly head with no warning. It isn't something to be afraid of, however. I embrace grief as a...
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Boot Straps
Found this #minipoem that I wrote years ago. It reminds me of the thing I am struggling with the most: letting go. While I don't...
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Paper Doll
#tbt 🎶 I found this song I wrote when I was a teenager (probably 15). It's fun to think back to teenager me (poor, angsty teenager me)...
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Spirit Animal
Ever since I was a little girl I have been drawn to herons. If there is one within sight, I will find it. When I do, I immediately feel...
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
A Dollar a Day
#originalpoem
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Tinnitus
#tinnitus #vertigo #vestibularmigraine #basilarmigraines #chronicillness #menieresdisease #hearingloss #hardofhearing #originalpoem
onehardlook
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
In Heaven
True story. 😇 . . . #heaven #kidssaythedarndestthings #kids #parenting #originalpoem #poetsofinstagram #poetsofig #poetryslam...
onehardlook
- Mar 6, 2019
- 1 min
With You
When you can look me in the eye And tell me you are happy, When you can say a real goodbye Instead of silently walking away, When you can...
onehardlook
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Denial
Our secrets are sleeping now Though they speak from your eyes They really won't hurt us These mini, white lies They keep everything...
onehardlook
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
Underwater
#originalpoem #serenity #survival #singleparent #grief #parenting
onehardlook
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
All in the Family
What if past pain and trauma Compounds like interest? Does it take another lifetime to expel? They say pain is passed down Through the...
onehardlook
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
Songbird
#lovepoem #solitary #originalpoem #poetsandwriters #poetry #songbird #heartbreak #brokenhearted #poems #winter #lovehard...
onehardlook
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
The Spiral
I wrote this poem the other day when I was spiraling back into codependency. Trying to hold on to something that doesn't want to be held...
onehardlook
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
Line Drawing
Sometimes when I'm doing self-improvement work I beat myself up over things I have done wrong. But when the problem doesn't go away I...
onehardlook
- Feb 25, 2019
- 1 min
Smart Phone
#lovehard #liveandlove #relationships #originalpoem #smartphone #poetsandwriters #thoughtsonlove #onehardlook #recovery #codependency...
onehardlook
- Feb 14, 2019
- 1 min
My Valentine
Smoking meat Treasure hunting Giant bubbles Football punting Milky way Frozen nights Camping when the time's not right Nerf gun wars...
onehardlook
- Feb 12, 2019
- 1 min
Home
Home is where we once came After a very long day But we knew that we'd see you So we waited ...... And waited ............... And waited....
onehardlook
- Feb 8, 2019
- 1 min
A piece of me
It feels as though you have my limb. I wonder what you keep it in. Does it ever come in handy When you have an itch you cannot reach? Do...
onehardlook
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
After the Storm
The muddy shores no longer wave as earth churns in the sea. Distant islands hug the blue like it was never meant to be. They hold on fast...
onehardlook
- Jan 12, 2019
- 1 min
Rift in the Rye
There's a rift in the rye And it's better, says I Than a bloody wolf howling at the moon There's a man in his chair Who is sipping his...
onehardlook
- Jan 8, 2019
- 1 min
Migraine
Trapped inside with a floating shell around me All I feel is pounding in my brain Wrap me tight in the love that somehow found me It's...
onehardlook
- Jan 7, 2019
- 1 min
Vertigo
The shimmering light is like an ocean on my bed I feel like I'm floating while I'm drowning in my head My eyes are finally open and the...
onehardlook
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
White Noise
I'm all out of fight..... I'm all out of fight. I'm done with the noise. It's drowning out logic With its deafening voice. None of it's...
onehardlook
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Social Media
I think of the voices Wanting to be heard. All the empty longing To belong to the herd. If they could give up hoping And live for...
onehardlook
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
Give it Up
We can change the world with one simple plan..... From our heads to our hearts to our hands, We can change the world with one simple...
onehardlook
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
The Timeless Dancer
(Song lyrics below. Still figuring out how I'm going to upload songs. Stay tuned!) He asked me do you love me I didn't know what to say...
onehardlook
- Sep 28, 2017
- 1 min
Clarity
I didn't understand anything back then. My innocence seduced by the power of men. Their vulnerable looks and calculated touch Made me...