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Race Track Thinking or My Mind's Raceway

...Race Track Thinking

16… little did I know the initiation began. 16 is hard enough navigating adolescence. Hormone dumping, the anguishing struggle to fit in any way—- relinquishing my individualit...

Discovering Light

...Discovering Light 

Cry Ugly shame lost its power

Shame was regret…

Buying into malicious judgment I wasn't good enough…

He knew I was more than good enough… I gave all I was capable of… 
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Second Guessing In To Out

...Second Guessing In To Out

Sometimes, I wish… my ears to brain to mouth worked as close to normal as possible. These are the times when I second guess the communication process. Life and communicat...

Alphabet Soup Stigma

...Alphabet Soup Stigma
A multitude of letters bob and undulate as I stir the soup. 

I gaze confused when I notice the letters haphazardly merge together…Magnetized letters repel and pull together. ...

Alphabet Soup

...Alphabet Soup

Everywhere I look, I see acronyms…

A language all of its own for each category.

A shorthand of sorts.

Outsiders confused and aggravated. 

They requested clarification. 
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Bloodlines

...Written By:  D. Collins 5/15/25

To Piggy-back what was said by Kendrick Lamar.
I concur that what he said is the way things are.
Around the corner from me...

False Advertising

...ChatGPT
You said:
What type of writing is false ad 

False Advertising 

No judgment... My truth…  

Makeup is to enhance, not to mask or even obliterate
the existing canvas…  

Padded bra...

Emergence And Layers

...Emergence And Layers

Everyone has layers 

Unknown layers… are mysteries of your soul

Peeling back layers brings you closer to your core and soul

Revealing your core shines light on your s...

Race Track Thinking

...Race Track Thinking 

I didn't choose an ADHD brain. At times a random whispered thought, barely connected, pops in uninvited, insistent to be acknowledged and immediately included in my conversati...

The Look Is Fast As The Speed of Light

...The Look Is Fast As The Speed of Light

I got the look! 

Instantaneous…eyes snap sidewise faster than the speed of light… 

Freeze tag pinned in place…

Duh da da duh… I'm in trouble, blown ...

Litmus Test

...Litmus Test 

Trust is key in all relationships. Everyone has secrets. There's a saying, we're only as sick as the secrets we keep. 

Sharing the secrets that undermine my mental health, absolute...

Good Enough

...Good Enough

Cry Ugly’s shame lost its power.

I took back my power… no longer relying on external validation of my worth…

Unflinching reflection revealed that cry ugly's self-imposed shame wa...

Fierce Review

..."Fierce Review"

Hindsight reviews tells me so much of what I want to keep, change, or completely drop.

My fierce review of my marriage and how my best fell short giving Doug what he earned and ...

Doe In My Yard

...Doe In My Yard

I glimpsed out my bedroom window looking for nature's signs giving me clues about what today will bring.

A lone doe was nibbling on the southern lawn grass. She slowly raised her...

Damaged Goods

...Damaged Goods

Damaged goods describe both the external and internal features. 

After all, external damaged goods refer to those features because the internal features are still whole, functiona...

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