A Leaf Falls in the Woods...
An Autumn Haiku
Released from your perch
you dance your death! Returned to
earth, a tree takes root.
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Katherine Silvey Bates
Hi, I'm Kate and I'm a mental health counselor who values kindness, integrity, fun, art, solitude, & nature. I don't often have or make time to write as often as I'd like, but I love when I do and so much enjoy exploring the work of others.
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Day 4 of Quitting
If this is how sobriety feels, maybe it’s better to go through life a little buzzed… this, along with other hits like, I want to kill myself, I wish I was dead, and I’m going to throw myself off a bridge have been the only thoughts on rotation these past few days. I promise myself that if, in a month, I still feel like this (‘this’ meaning despondent, full of rage, and simultaneously numb) I can go back to smoking. Until mid-February though? Nicotine is off the table.
By sleepy drafts6 days ago in Longevity
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Beautiful 🍂