by amba | Nov 29, 2021 | Healing, Tattoos, trauma
Tattoos we try to erase The ones below the skin Imprinted by people and experiences Invisible yet branded just the same Invisible ink that surfaces as emotions when the tattoo is warmed by life Exposed to raw air Exposed to be worked with one more time Healed and...
by amba | Nov 16, 2021 | Demons, Healing, nature, trauma
The falling snow lay heavy and wet on the hemlock and pine weighing the limbs pushing them toward the earth. The snow whispers to them, this is how she feels when she is sad and depressed rooted unable to move Trapped like she is held by something she can’t see...
by amba | Nov 14, 2021 | Tattoos, trauma
A semi-colon on the wrist Small and powerful A statement and a whisper A pause Healing pause between past and future Healing pause between despair and hope A reminder To pause and everything will change It will get better Just...
by amba | Oct 29, 2021 | mother wound, trauma
When you saw me the first time tiny blue black hair eyes so dark they were black warm toast skin not red and wrinkly like most babies was there a moment when you felt love or did you just see shame regret loss sadness Did you look at me as the destroyer of all your...
by amba | Oct 29, 2021 | abuse, trauma
Some days you still consume me I no longer feel the touch that haunted me This is deep inside where you twisted all the emotions made it so my trust was so broken I could never be with anyone else I would never be able to trust anyone again And in that simple reality...
