Rolf's Story- It was... tolerable weather outside. Nothing special, of course, for it was the middle of March, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the storms a few weeks ago.

I suppose you'd want a bit of backstory. Call me Rolf.

Modern life was killing me, man. I couldn't bear another day with _phones _or _television_. So I went to life in the mountains. For a profession... I guess you could say I'...

metamorphosis is not pretty

it is raw,

it is messy,

and it is brave.

it is a testament of strength,

for not everyone can digest their entire being

without drowning

and emerge from the sea with wings....

Brave can mean many things to someone

It can mean

Taking that leap

Getting out of bed in morning

Asking out that big high school crush

Conquering a new fear

Getting rid of a toxic friend

It all means something different to us

But it all ends in the same result

With us being as brave as a lion

Taking our quest head on

Conquering it

And being braver than the lion itself....

The fight for change is all that you crave to gain the freedom and not feel like you’re caged or that your doubts play center stage . Sometime it feels like you’re stuck in a cave as you build up the courage to stand up and be brave .

In the shadow a beast waits to feast .

Defeating the fear as time draws near .

Through the land it moves with a plan . To stand and defend , against your hand .

A...

I can do it

I can let go

I can try

Just for tonight

“Place down the apple,”

You say.

“You were doing so well,

What number is that one.”

I bite my lip

And toss the apple

Into the

Trash

“IT DOESN’T MATTER!”

I yell, pushing away from you.

“I can’t do it,

I can’t stop.”

You do not answer

Only grab my shoulders

And look into my eyes

Deeply

“I believe in you,”

You say, voice clear

“You can do th...

They say I should leave my house 

If I do the blazing fear will douse 

Leaving me soaking wet,

And filled with bitter regret 

It’ll get easier they say 

The sludgy fear will go away 

The bugs crawling on my stretched out skin 

Turning around to the exit I spin

Life’s like a cheap brassiere

Lacking any support but I’m still here 

Stuck in a world of night 

In a life I can’t rewrite 

They say I hold...

Within a cage of bone, a fragile thing,

A feathered heart with longing in its breast,

Yearns for the boundless sky, the wind to sing,

A whispered dream, a hope that will not rest.

But fear, a serpent with a chilling gaze,

Enfolds the bird and poisons its delight,

With tales of storms and treacherous, cruel ways,

And endless falls from soaring heights of light.

Yet still it beats, with courage ne...

If lies were currency,

You would be rich.

If 'second chances' were water,

You would be drowning.

If mistakes were lives,

You would be immortal.

But what is wealth,

Without family?

Who drowns

And doesn't try to swim

Up to the surface?

What is the point of living forever,

Without the ones you love?

Snap back

Into reality.

Right your wrongs.

Look death,

Loneliness,

Failure,

Regret,

Hate,

In t...

Brave

People have called me this before

But I’m not

I fight with my gut

like a dog on a leash

I say that I’ll jump

but then wait till next week

I only leap

when I’m too tired to fight

I chase the moon

only when it’s already night

I stick to safety

like gum to a shoe

I live to think

but then never can do

I’ll step off a cliff

...

*Trigger warning-Mention of suicide*

Just today, I saw a bunny run out into the road

I saw and felt the fear in those eyes

I wanted to give the bunny all the bravery I had

I wanted to jump out and help, but I couldn’t

I watched helplessly as my mom and I drove by

A few years ago my grandma passed away

I loved going to her house each week

She spoiled us with cookies and Tootsie-rolls

I loved h...