Category: Empowered

SMITTEN This Is What Love Looks Like – A Review

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 4 Comments

I fucking love poetry. I love good poetry, exceptional poetry, poetry that sits heavy on my chest and reaches down my throat to pull my own words out of my belly, and thank the goddess, in the era of the Instapoet and art without soul, Indie Blu(e) publishing and Candice Daquin have given us all … Continue reading SMITTEN This Is What Love Looks Like – A Review

Bursting Pure And Blooming

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 15 Comments

Landlocked and scraping my belly in the depths of their apologies, I learned to hold my breath in an ocean of abandonment. The bitter taste of sunny days danced upon my tongue, twisting with the weeds of their neglect before I swallowed them, and felt the tear of my lungs bursting pure, and blooming the … Continue reading Bursting Pure And Blooming

Thank You – Charlene/Lorna Evol

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 5 Comments

It has taken me a great while to find the peace to say the words that I knew I needed to. Many long dark nights and cold days have brought me to this place to speak to you. I'm sure you are expecting searing words to pour from the pain you caused me. It would … Continue reading Thank You – Charlene/Lorna Evol

You are never alone – Sarah Jean Bowers

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 21 Comments

Depression and anxiety Encompass more than sadness, Fumbling hands, and racing heartbeats. It's missed deadlines, Canceled plans, drawn blinds to block the sun, prayers to make it to dawn. It's silence after breakdowns, Bruised knees From praying for peace. It's lying in the fetal position, drowning in a sea of tears. It's succumbing to grief … Continue reading You are never alone – Sarah Jean Bowers

She, Of The Darkest

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 6 Comments

She is of the strangest beauty and the darkest courage, and when she walks with intent the earth trembles beneath her feet. © Nicole Lyons 2017

Love yourself. – Alfa

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 2 Comments

Gorgeous life lessons and advice from Alfa

She Is Soul and Stories – A Collaboration

~ Nicole Lyons ~ 16 Comments

Tiny stories crawl beneath her skin. Sometimes they breathe love from her heart, dropping kisses from her soul and other times they drag sadness through her core and stay hidden behind her eyes. © Michelle Schaper 2016 Until the memories find their way inside, exploding the tears through the blue, through the brown, puncturing the … Continue reading She Is Soul and Stories – A Collaboration