Community
Stories from the people, places, and moments that shape us.
19 pieces
Swimming in Someone Else's Seas
On the cost of people-pleasing — and the slow work of learning to swim in the seas that are actually yours.
We're Not So Different
On the small, brave act of being honest with a stranger — and the recognition that comes back.
I Had a Good Day
On the parallel weather of a planet — joy and grief unfolding at the same time, and the small grace of remembering.
Your Own Beat
On the modern weight of being constantly watched — and the courage it still takes to march to your own beat.
Algorithmic Identity
On being shaped by the feed — and the slow erosion of decency it's costing all of us.
Silence Is the Killer
On the corporate gloss sold as substance — and the quiet that lets it pass.
Are We Really Listening? A Poem on Connection
A reflective poem on listening and human connection — the small lies we trade when answering 'how are you,' and the harder act of actually hearing each other.
Age of Information: A Poem on the Internet Age
A reflective poem on the internet age — the irony of knowing everything and understanding less, and the quiet part each of us plays in it.
It's Friday: A Poem About Strangers in the Rain
A poem about a rainy Friday and one fleeting moment — a stranger's eyes through a windshield, and the quiet weight that small encounter leaves behind.
Poor Girl I Thought: A Poem on Empathy and Assumption
A reflective poem on empathy and assumption — a street-corner moment observed from afar, and the quiet hope of having read it all wrong.
It Doesn't Take Much: A Poem on Childhood and Wonder
A reflective poem on childhood wonder and the small things kids still know — and what it costs us, as adults, to remember them.
Slaves to Unchanging Identities: A Poem on Self
A reflective poem on identity and self-reinvention — the chains we build from who we used to be, and the storm that finally washes them off.
What It Means to Be Human: A Poem on Giving
A reflective poem on giving when you didn't feel like it — and the quiet surprise of what an unselfish gesture shows you about yourself.
Divided Yet Interconnected: A Poem on Modern Isolation
A reflective poem on modern isolation and human connection — the strange paradox of being more reachable than ever and yet further apart.
Respect, Connect: A Short Poem on Human Connection
A short poem on belonging, respect, and human connection — boiled down to the simplest vocabulary, and the two words we keep returning to.
Footsteps of Jesus: A Short Poem on Faith and Practice
A short poem on the gap between faith and action — four sharp lines on what it really means to follow what you claim to believe.
All of Us Need Love: A List Poem
A list poem on the many ways we carry pain — and the universal need for love that quietly lives underneath all of it.
Two Complete Strangers: A Poem on Human Connection
A poem about the fleeting moments when two strangers share a glance — and the quiet proof that human connection lives in the briefest exchanges.
Seldom Speaking: A Poem on Noise and Disconnection
A poem about digital noise, disconnection, and the quiet act of refusing to be swept along — for anyone who feels the contradiction of being endlessly connected but rarely heard.