I try and push the memory back

Back as far as I can stretch

But it still rises to the surface

And I see my blood and tissue

And I see you

And I hear the doctor's words race

Through my ears

Through my head

Through my mind

This is no fairytale

This is not my once upon a time

His pale face and her unfamiliar hands

clasped with mine

This is not my once upon a ( Read more... )

 I leave in 8 days. Thank god. I need this break more than anything. So excited.

Now that I know what elements I do and do not want in a partner I'm pretty sure I'll never find it (especially in the male population). Ha. Funny how that works out...

Despite the fact that I am completely content riding solo, it would be nice to cuddle. Cuddling oneself or even a dozen inanimate objects just isn't the same as the closeness felt ( Read more... )

sometimes i trick myself into thinking that you've change. that you care. that you genuninely exist. then i realize it is just my romantic mind trying to find the best in people because i've adapted to loving in the worst conditions. 

It makes me sick how neglected PEOPLE (patients) are in hospitals. Isn't a hospital one of the places a person is supposed to feel the most cared for, the most human? From my exposure thus far each patient is just another filled bed, another room number. I was talking to a nurse about this the other day and her answer to this was "I used to feel ( Read more... )

 I was thinking this afternoon about the love that I have experienced and endured during my life time through my true friendships. It is a love that far exceeds the boundaries of the way a person looks and even acts at a certain time. It is an understanding, unconditional love. A love that is not compromised or tainted. It is a love that is ( Read more... )

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At the beginning of the week I received a card from my mom that made me cry. It said something to the effect of, "The results are in, and you did wonderful," and on the inside of the card she wrote how proud she is of me because of how well I am doing in the nursing program. She continued on to say that my grades and progress reflect that "this is ( Read more... )

Recently I was browsing through my friend's "Facebook Groups" and I came across this group called "How a Girl Should be treated" and of course, as a woman/ a person, I was immediately interested in what the group had to offer. As I was reading about the group I came across "The Wall" section where people post comments about the their relationships ( Read more... )