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