I am 30+ Libra (w/ Leo rising) and a Rat born in the hours of the Tiger; writer, amateur photographer, a single mom, a daughter, a sister, a friend and an eccentric individual.
BTW, the pics I use here (and in my gallery) are taken by me and copyrighted by me unless otherwise noted.
Please also note that I have a thing about eyes, especially my own...
This pic is a portion of some writing I did on the apt bldg I lived in last year with my son's chalk... BIOpics of my friends, family and other things
(I'm so lazy, but it's much easier putting in links so if you are really curious you can satisfy your curiousity fully) ;>
I love all types of music but prefer dancing to old school goth and industrial. I read alot, mainly sci-fi, fantasy and horror.
I take a ton of pics with my digital camera (which you'll know if you went to my pic site).
I love cats and am indifferent to dogs.
I have classified myself as a pagan for a number of years but wonder if even that is too much of a label and am rolling around "spiritualist" as my new self-imposed label.
I am a survivor.
Got the diagnosis on my son on Dec 16th 2004 and he is autistic though they think he's mildly so and will be higher functioning...
My adoptive Mom died of cancer on Nov 2, 2004 and words cannot convey how I feel about that. Though I do a lot of various emotional purging with my poetry.
I may also write about how I feel since I ended my marriage in January of 2005.
I also tend to be rather opinionated and have no qualms about sharing those opinions and it's possible you've come here after reading a comment I've left on your work or something I've said in a forum...
P.S. I write #1 for myself, mainly to purge things that poison me (so it's usually dark stuff) and with the occassional sweetness or humour-filled one thrown in. I also write and share my work so that other people who may feel the same or similar to the way that I do, whether or not they've had the same life experiences, can realize that they are not alone in this world and that other people do understand.
Comments (10)
tdalka
Wow! It puts me in mind of all my pain from younger years! Excellent!
cagewench
Thanks. It was prompted by me realizing that I really needed to find a GOOD therapist and start dealing wiht the crud I've been burying for years.
efry_e
hahaha... I know it is not a funny poem... but it's like black humor (combined with despair.....) Do not worry, burdens gets lighter in time... Find a way to let your creativity release this pain.
cagewench
I am fond of black humour, I must confess... Most of my poetry is emotional purging. The prob I have is writing something that's NOT suffused with pain.
AusPoet
Writing something that is suffused in pain can be a very positive thing - both for you and for your reader, triggering or enabling healing and provoking thought. So why should that be a problem? :-)
cagewench
A friend and I were talking earlier today and her comment was that since most of my poems are dark and pain-filled that it can be hard on the reader. However, when I am down, I enjoy reading things I can identify with :)
netsia
Letting the pain/dark come out through writing is good, also takes away the power of the sorrow. You control it with your words, rather that it overwhelming you. I have always enjoyed reading murder mysteries and writings about serial killers, an insight into the ability of some to manifest evil. For me, it makes the evil less potent. Kinda like opening the closet so the monster can't get you. ;)
cagewench
I too am a fan of books about serial killers (even though sometimes they give me nightmares after I read them). :)
atom80
I think I just read the most intense 8 lines of poetry I've ever come across! Thanks so very much for sharing this!
cagewench
Now that was a compliment! I think I may be blushing. Thanks :)