My words may not always be eloquent, but they are true. Writing to purge my soul rather than to please another is cathartic. Enjoy my ...

Saint Charles, MO    I believe that writing is what grounds me in this world. Without it I would become untethered. It's how I understand my situation and how ...

"For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we are still just able to endure, and we are so awed because it serenely ...

F/Northern Michigan    Nothing © January 2011 Lily Mae

I was inspired to write poetry after my parents died in a coal mine