Category: Love

• Regret

  “Do you regret marrying Dad”I ventureWondering if she knowsWhy I ask “No, I don’t regret it” There is a pregnant pauseA naked silence “Why not?”I ask, undeterred “I don’t believe in the word regret” she offers Meanwhile,My brain is busy decodingwhat she’s saying “It doesn’t matter what you believe, but the wordexists mom”I mutter in […]

  meowmeowproject

  January 14, 2022

  acceptance, communication, dementia, Family, Family dynamics, Grief, Healing, Home, Imagination, life, Love, Marriage, memories, mindfulness, mother and child relationship, self-knowledge

• Stories

  We live in storiesThe onesWe inhabitIn our heads The ones that weTell to eachOther To give understanding And hope To remind ourselvesThere’s somethingThat connectsUs all That binds usTo the fabric ofLife A purposeThat transcends Our smallHappiness And deep sadness We live in stories Because we can

  meowmeowproject

  January 2, 2022

  acceptance, christianity, communication, Family dynamics, Home, inconvenient truths, Love, memories, mindfulness, Psychology, Relationship, self-knowledge, speaking up, story-telling

• The Soul Would Have No Rainbow, Had The Eyes No Tears

  This Christmas, I am gifting myself the gift of grief. I wrote a song on this particular theme because I’m so sick and tired of all the positive messaging I’m constantly bombarded with. Everywhere… Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … like… highlight reel allergy much. I’m not a cynic, but can I just get an honest (though […]

  meowmeowproject

  December 26, 2021

  abuse, anger, communication, domestic violence, Grief, Home, inconvenient truths, life, Love, Marriage, mindfulness, music, Relationship, self-knowledge, soul, speaking up