
Author: ooliatr
Power flows through me in ways subtle and gross
Different threads linking me to the past

Different threads linking me to the past
Through my time and beyond.
I carry the ancestors’ blood,
Continue reading “Different threads linking me to the past”I am loving her now
Just sit and be still;
Meagre sounds compete with massive silence.
Giving myself to it in a different way now,
Yet tinges of teenage angst touch me with cold, sad fingers,
And I need to grieve for her,
For the self who ate to feel love,
Continue reading “I am loving her now”Cold Medical Model Didn’t See Me
You left me.
Wounded.
I needed help.
You turned away.
Hardened yourself.
Wrote a prescription.
Continue reading “Cold Medical Model Didn’t See Me”Loving You is Beautiful
Being with you is beautiful
However you are
Whatever you’re feeling.
Continue reading “Loving You is Beautiful”The Wonderful Long Term Effects of Practising Compassion

Less is More Than the Sum of Our Parts

The Beauty of the Setting Sun
Turning Over A New Leaf

Pigment pen on paper
16 x 16 cm

