Agora-poetry: day #6

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! Journalling – recommended by almost everyone and their mothers, and their mother’s therapist, and my therapist to me. Up until the beginning of August, I had kept a diary on my phone. I didn’t write in it everyday, but it was an extremely useful place for meContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #6”

A new Friend

the breeze was the first child to have been born, the first animals heard her criesheard her shreaks as she used the trees to rattlethe ground to danceher tears so large no river could curb. it is no surprise now,as she has grown old and wise,she uses the trees to rest,the ground to dream, andContinue reading “A new Friend”

Agora-poetry: day #5

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! Petrichor is that earthy smell which appears after it rains, the smell of the ground drying. Humans are apparently extremely sensitive to this fragance, despite its toxicity. The atmosphere in the UK was dominated by that scent for most of August, since the weather was stormy andContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #5”

Agora-poetry: day #4

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! I’m finally back at it! Thank you all for sticking around, I truly appreciate the fact I haven’t lost any followers despite my lack of posting. I had to take a step back from this series to focus on my mental health and get myself back onContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #4”

Agora-poetry: day #3

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! Anxiety is a funny thing. As much as I would like to blame my lack of frequent posts on simply laziness, I know that isn’t it – rather, it’s a complicated mess, different strands of different fears merging into one. I’m sure those of you who sufferContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #3”

Agora-poetry: day #2

Click here to read about the Agora-Poetry series! Today, I didn’t make it outside. And that’s OK. Instead, I spent most of the day wanting to go outside and wanting to do things (which is also why this post and poem have come out at 12am rather than 12pm). Whilst I wanted to boil itContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #2”

Agora-poetry: day #1

Two days ago, I decided to go for a walk around my local neighbourhood. For most, this of course sounds normal, pleasant even. Unfortunately for me, I have symptoms of agoraphobia, which means getting my feet outside the door, let alone get them moving, is challenging enough. When I finally made the push to goContinue reading “Agora-poetry: day #1”

Why I’ll Always Love Jackie Cox

Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race can be easily described in three words – fierce AF! If you’ve been anywhere on the internet in the past couple months, you can spot the buzz from a mile away. From supportive, loving comments under every queens’ posts on Insta, to whole Twitter accounts dedicated to subbing theContinue reading “Why I’ll Always Love Jackie Cox”