changing the aesthetic of this page soon too :) 

new poem called storm chaser coming soon though ;)  -may'24 vdawg

if you're new here: been writing cute lil poem things the past few years & quite appreciate how they help me sit with the feels of both the good and bad of life. 


not all of them make the page & some are only snippets b/c vulnerability is hard

enjoy! (maybe?)

real life movie scene


starlit road cruisin'

warm summer breeze

salt in the air

cageless windows

never felt so free

aimless riding 

just the girls & me

outrunning time 

drinking in youth

fearless loving 

snapshot immortality

a small forever

real life movie scene


untitled (snippet)


pain demands to be felt 

& have its honoring 

to find yourself in darkness

you have to start wandering


so ditch the novocaine

& walk into the gloom 

yield to all the pain

the only way out is through

(snippet)


lost himself a brown eyed girl 

kind eyes hiding a bright mind

a few years his younger

a contagious smile

born to be in nature

desperate to be alive

a northeast lady & lover of life 



a debt that's owed (so we've been told)

(draft/snippet)


a desk and a dollar clouding dreams

faultless puppets strung for high society

betting on demise & gambling our time

morality's disguise as she's passing by 



untitled


who am i 

broken yet resilient

terrified & still gutsy

hiding a heart

while 

feeling so deeply  

slow life


careful steps midstream

nature roaring

quiet thoughts drifting

never felt so alone

never felt so like me 

a slow life feels more worth living


slow walks on the coastal 

valuing strength over social 

curling up with books

keeping a small circle 

not caring how life looks

a slow life feels more worth living


up to a lot but telling so little

growing to love in my present

feeling peace in my acceptance

doing nothing

 & everything's changing

a slow life feels more worth living 

jekyll & hyde


my twisted view of what was me & you 

a split duality of the person I knew 

despoiler disguised with virtue 

the violator acting as victim 

you’re jekyll and hyde inside my mind 


hate to wish you well deserved pain 

guilt stricken for being okay 

ashamed of our story 

when i’m not to blame 

caring from afar & never forgiving 

i’m jekyll and hyde inside my mind 

sparks


dangerous to the touch 

seen that look before 

strangers so familiar 

you’ve known me 

and I’ve known you 

doomed to meet the wildfire 

who am I,  who are you, 

to let this wildflower bloom 

untitled


takin step by step 

with wind in my hair 

& dirt on my toes 

flowers are bloomin 

bird chirps in my ear 

feeling so aligned 

i am in nature 

nature is in me 


street signs 


moved across the country at the age of 22 

tellin people i was lookin for a better view 

but really all i was hopin 

they’d say “this is the best version of you” 


but now im 

homesick for a place ive out grown 

a place i no longer call home 

and i miss all my friends 

but damn 

i still cant answer my phone 


and Im doin more of the same 

still chasin stars & late night drivin 

always watchin the sun on its horizon 

yup same old phone - still got verizon 


and i 

no longer know whats past 25 

endless search of something 

to make me feel alive

and im 

feelin lost 

no direction 

yeah 


but it 

might be my fault 

street signs keep goin missin 

might be my fault 

street signs keep goin missin 

(snippet)


found myself a guy with greenish eyes

never felt such comfort in a patient smile

nature is his savior, the outdoorsman life

nothing in this world he can’t do

done the minute he puts his mind to

jam bands and the dead in his heart

a southern boy & his goofy charm




untitled


bad dance moves

full sends 

a curiosity never quenched 

slow dancing in the headlights 

scared of nothing but love 


she’s like the sun 

the light 

the energy in a room 

that invisible pull 

effortlessly drawing you in 



untitled


going to concerts alone 

search of whom I don’t know 

dancing under starlight 

romancing on my own 

oh me, oh my 


ramblin ramblin sad girl

oh me, oh my, 

woe is me 

tough luck honey 

thats just how life’ll be 

you're either in for the ride 

or you're payin the final fee 

oh me, oh my, 

live free or die tryin 

untitled


sun is shining, longest day of the year 

fresh start, future wiped clean 

leaving you behind, rear view mirror 

living for Tuesdays, the happiness in between 

trustin the universe, it’ll be okay dear 

finding peace, always out in the green 

someday, someone, I’ll hold you near 

untitled


slow walkin’ mid street 

barefoot on the black top 

dusk melted to green 

rain drops ain’t slowin 

tired eyes so steady

dark hair in the breeze 

she’s dreams on repeat 

singin to lonely suns 

spin dancin for trees 

snowberry lane


no contact 

we called it a clean break

 hometown visit & a goodbye exchange 

when did it turn into a late night drive

 three hours pass by in the blink of an eye 

endless conversation 

a flow like old times 

no streets left untouched, 

no destination in mind 

all drawn to an end with a turn off main 

my car now parked 

on snowberry lane 

between lines of silence screamed one loud truth

 a reality outside, impossible to ignore 

a hand hesitation, paused at the door 

you looked at me and said 

“why don't we just drive some more” 

in the grey (snippet)


taming my ego and trusting my gut

married parents with never a sign of love

dreaming realities and grasping at the present

holding on while trying to let go

missing a hometown we know I've outgrown

maybe i'm in the grey 

baby i'm in the grey 


untitled


carefree and a lil bit reckless 

no seatbelt nor destination 

and i know there’s no turnin’ back 

on the one way road called growin’ 

an ode (darling) draft #2

an ode for people like me

born low on dopamine

in a desperate plea

dreaming of places

& people we'd rather be 


darling i know 

darkness creeps in 

crawling beneath skin 

everything feels too much

light so far away

life itself, out of touch


darling please know 

you're not alone 

inside those bones 

life's a ride, up & down

blast a song just to hold on 

find a way not to drown 


an ode for busy days

that multi day muscle achin'

long drives, tired eyes, type 2 fun

burnin' the candle at both ends

livin' life like we're on the run


an ode to the tuesdays

books you can't put down

simple days, simple things

sweet petrichor & warm rain

lyrics you can't help but sing 

an ode to all the pain 

heart break denyin', livin' far

car cryin' tear soaked lashes

every cloud, a silver linin'

phoenix can't rise without its ashes


an ode to all the love

friends that don't talk everyday

the excited dog at the door

a partner's calm embrace

family is forever at its core


an ode to what makes life worth livin'

cold mornings, warm days, firelit nights

sun chasin', star gazin, late night drivin'

getting high, what a ride, live free or die 

windows down, hand is out, song thats blasting

days out in the green

mountains under my feet

& people who truly know me 


darling this ode is for you

when the house feels on fire

& there's no place to run 

blast this song & just hold on

life's just barely begun 


mmm there will be more days

lived out in the green

with mountains under my feet 

& people that love me for me