Leaning Into The Storm {Watty's 2018 LongList}

Leaning Into The Storm {Watty's 2018 LongList}

529 47 15

Everyone has a breaking point. That moment in life when the disappointments of family, friends, work, romance and life have left her feeling defeated and empty. Frustrated. Alone and exhausted. That moment when SOMETHING has to give. Sometimes, finding reason to keep fighting requires looking in unconventional places. Sometimes, getting through the storm means you have to lean in to it. For Song Taylor and Zyah Savoy, that moment arrives when their worlds collide on a bitterly winter night in a decrepit, run-down night club in the middle of nowhere. After a lifetime of betrayal and disappointment, two women from vastly different worlds must decide if they have enough trust left to take a leap of faith and become friends. Join them as they begin stripping away years of regret and loss and discover if they can make each other stronger and more amazing than either of them ever imagined they could be. With pen and piano, they look to smash through their breaking point and maybe find healing and sisterhood. Through struggle and triumph, laughter and tears, music and poetry, they see if they can forge a bond strong enough to change their lives.…

The Generosity of 2am: 2am Confessions

The Generosity of 2am: 2am Confessions

52 5 10

Every night, somewhere between midnight and early morning, there exists a window through which thought, passion, anger, lust, sorrow, joy, grief, and all possible manifestations of human emotion climb. This is the essence of 2am. This book is my love-letter to her but I write it for you. These are my writings, my simple ramblings. Musing intended to convey feelings greater than words should ever attempt. This isn't about me.These are my words, but they are not mine to keep. These words, or at the very least, what they endeavor to express, belong to anyone who's ever loved anyone else. Anyone who's ever lost anyone else. Anyone who has lusted or longed for the passionate embrace of another. Anyone who has ever thought that there has to be more to this life and the people in it than we so readily accept.These sentiments belong to anyone reading this who sees themselves in these lines. I challenge you to find yourself here. Read these pages and find the words that tell your story, the words that lend definition to your heartache, your love, your anger or joy. Find your desire and passion among my scribbles. For I promise you... it's in here somewhere.Once you do, look again, because chances are there is more of you to be found in these lines and dots.…

Fallen...

Fallen...

283 17 1

A poem about what it feels like to fall out of love.…

What it is...

What it is...

304 16 1

A simple and eloquent definition of love. What it is... what its not... what it should be.…

Submission

Submission

15 0 1

-This is a contract. An agreement between the page and the reader. By continuing, you agree to set aside your inhibitions and relent to the construct of submission. Revel in lost control and bask in the sweet release of physical indulgence.…

Alone

Alone

213 5 1

Sunlight and Slotted Shades

Sunlight and Slotted Shades

126 11 1

A poem about loss and regret. About how the world continues turning even as we come to know existence without the ones we've lost.…