When there are gaps in knowledge, the vacuum can be filled with myth, especially in reference to a woman, and an unusual woman at that.
Patricia Pierce, Jurassic Mary
I am half finished, incomplete as the moon in it's phases, yet still I am curved into a crescent smiling at my shadowed half
you can buy 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘬𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 through the link below if you're interested (and if you do like it, please consider leaving a review if you've the time).
it has been a dream of mine for so long and now it's a reality (though it does still feel a bit surreal, even as i hold it in my hands). with the help of my talented illustrator—my brother—i am finally able to share it with you all!
this book is essentially my heart and soul and i do hope you find a place for it in yours. thank you for all of your support; your sweet words and appreciation for my poetry has made this journey even more worthwhile.
available formats are paperback and kindle on Amazon. i hope you enjoy! 🥰💫
Strained and wanting
I simmer below the surface,
a thousand pieces of light
stretched thin and glaring
piece together my skin,
thoughts rumbling through
troubled waters, fine lines
and wasted moments,
preoccupied with nothing
This numbness wails against the silence of my lips, my mind haunts the existence of my abyss...................
everytimeyousaygoodbye ©
Ice
Slipper socks
Sun umbrellas
It was true love felt, never true love given
Rain falls on the many and sunshine only a few. In moments of joy, rain sure does feel like sunshine.
It’s quite nice to spend a while dancing through time
suspended in its ticking hours and days
forever a breath away from endless moments
"It is not every one," said Elinor, "who has your passion for dead leaves."
I feel that my entire experience with reading Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility can be summed up in the sarcasm of that sentence.
Historian, writer, and poet | proofreader and tarot card lover | Virgo and INTJ | dyspraxic and hypermobile | You'll find my poetry and other creative outlets stored here. Read my Substack newsletter Hidden Within These Walls. Copyright © 2016 Ruth Karan.
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