New Original Poetry

this is writing from the heart.

The introductory poem to my latest collection: Elements of the Heart – this piece tells the story of writing from the heart and how following my inner voice has led me to this entire collection. It is my heart on paper – any paper I can find really and I keep going until the thoughts have made their way through my mind and onto paper.

In comparison to my previous collection, these poetry pieces reflect my darker self, the struggles of navigating a different sort of life through health and life changes… so many of the things that previously brought me joy were becoming difficult; sometimes impossible. Poetry is an outlet for me – a way to tell my story with colorful words, painting a picture of emotions and thoughts. Sometimes I read the words I’ve written and I can bring myself back to those moments and feelings; they’re almost frozen in time, a photograph on my heart. It can be hard to read, knowing so much has changed over time, my heart and body desires something it cannot be and expressing that is without mourning aloud is something I don’t know how to manage yet.

This is the first of a few previews I’m posting here – much of what I write ends up on social media somehow – in a confusing and maybe unbalanced approach to sharing. I never know what might work for the algorithms pleasure, if the slow and steady authentic approach my heart wants to take is the right way – or do I need the fast, flashy and trendy? No – I think I’ll stick with the me my heart has always known. I have no other choice – my body is slowly betraying me and while I have a life ahead of me with no hard deadline – I don’t know how much of what I do and can do will be my choice anymore. We are navigating this road together – I’ll just be slow about it.

Robyn