Jul 29, 2021Going ForwardA note on my mental health struggles and how I’ve been doing It’s 9 PM, and for the first time in months, I’m sitting outside on my patio, typing away on my laptop as I occasionally glance at the navy blue sky. There are mostly bad memories associated with sitting…Anxiety4 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Feb 26, 2021The Rhythm of LifeA Tanka Poem Despite the hardships You still have a gentle pulse Vibrating through Earth Spreading love to plants and peers With another chance to try More: 3:02 am A micro poem about insomniamedium.com Bloom A Photo of a Rock Rose Flowermedium.com “Bridge to Nowhere” Big Sur, Californiamedium.comHouse Of Haiku1 min readThe Rhythm of LifeA Tanka PoemGDJ via PixabayDespite the hardshipsYou still have a gentle pulseVibrating through EarthSpreading love to plants and peersWith another chance to tryMore:3:02 amA micro poem about insomniamedium.comBloomA Photo of a Rock Rose Flowermedium.com“Bridge to Nowhere”Big Sur, Californiamedium.com----
Published in The Brain is a Noodle·Feb 25, 2021The Day I Saw ColorsA Free Verse Piece — Up until a certain age I always felt like life was so black and white The boredom of school Coupled with a lack of friends And a home that wasn’t suitable for children Was the fuel to my now-anxious mind, but alas, A necessary force that propelled me to escape …Japan1 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·Feb 18, 2021BloomA Photo of a Rock Rose Flower — I don’t remember when or where I took this photo. But it’s one of my favorites because it marks the first time I successfully manipulated an image using Photoshop (as well as Lightroom for color edits). I remember detesting the use of photo editing software during my amateur stages as…Photography2 min read
Published in SNAPSHOTS·Feb 14, 2021“Bridge to Nowhere”Big Sur, California — A few years ago, after an intense 6-month period of depression, I was put in a fortunate position where I was able to work from anywhere as a writer. Any city, state, country, hostel, AirBnB, you name it. I did a fair amount of traveling during that time (within my…Photography2 min read
Published in The Brain is a Noodle·Feb 10, 2021The Child in the TombA tanka poem about my earliest childhood memory: playing Tomb Raider 3 — Gaming with my dad From London to India Walking through spike traps And swimming with piranhas Sparking a love for travel I still have my original copy of Tomb Raider 3, the insanely difficult game that revolves around Lara Croft traveling around the world to look for four meteoric artifacts…The Brain Is A Noodle1 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Feb 7, 20213:02 amA micro poem about insomnia Shock waves from the brain When I knock on Dream Land’s Door Where sleep is taboo My dad has battled insomnia for most of his life, getting between 3–5 hours of sleep per night (But despite this, he functions better than most people I know). …House Of Haiku4 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Jan 27, 2021“The Most Difficult Question”“Red” Haiku Prompt A blind man asked me, “What does red look like to you?” “Insecure,” I said. Before the popularity of r/AskReddit, Yahoo! Answers was the place to be for thought-provoking questions, answers, and troll comments. In my youth, I came across the headline: “The Most Difficult Question That…House Of Haiku2 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Jan 14, 2021Pregnancy: A Roulette of Life and LuckA Haiku Poem Creation of life Empty bellies fill with joy Only to suffer The other day, in the midst of both a panic attack and trying to come up with my next poetic idea, I thought of the following notion: I wish my mom hadn’t given birth to me…Poetry2 min read
Published in House of Haiku·Jan 5, 2021Lab RatA haiku poem about therapy A fresh, open wound Bleeding to a poker face While they assess me “How was your first therapy session?” my boyfriend asked. “It was OK. I just talked about my anxiety and he taught me a breathing exercise. But I don’t like the environment. It…Haiku2 min read
