Category: Poetry

• October 18, 2022

  “Broken Life” [Poetry]

  

  Feeling defeated… exhausted… mistreated. Living a life of being controlled. And it has finally taken its toll. What did I expect? I just needed him to protect. Now I’m in too deep. And he won’t let me leave. But like my father said… I made my bed. This is all my fault. Although I was […]
• October 17, 2022

  “Seek” [Poetry]

  

  Seek peace and it will find you. Seek wisdom and it will guide you. Seek prosperity and it will life you. Seek community and it will carry you. Seek temptation and it will bury you. Seek greed and it will break you. Seek God and he will love you. xo, Janice Avilla
• September 28, 2022

  “When will it end” [Poetry]

  

  When will it end? His words pierce me… like a million swords in my chest. His tone… makes my jaw clench. These physical … uncontrolled responses to this man… is becoming harder to hide. My chest feels tight… and I struggle to breathe… Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. How much more can I take? Why have […]
• September 25, 2022

  “What am I doing here” … [Poetry]

  

  What am I doing here? A gentle soul… Searching for protection… But from who? Desperate for love… finding everything but. Chaos. Chaos. Chaos. Where is the peace? What am I doing here? There must be a purpose… for my being. A purpose… for this pain. I search… and search… and search. To no avail. Now […]