by Vanessa Hylande | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s raining outside as I write this. Big, heavy drops of rain. The showering cleanses everything, even my soul. Like tears falling from the eyes of great skies, I release everything. Rebirth is messy. The seedling sprouts from a dark, warm, place far away from... by Vanessa Hylande | Jan 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Devil’s tongue lashes out at meDo I stay or do I run to be free?Grip of steel chokes the air from meDoes love love even this?Is love strong enough to endure this? I am afraid to put my child through thisIs there a place where it is truly safe to exist?I do not feel I... by Vanessa Hylande | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
How can our silence be so pervasive? Wait, don’t tell me, I know. I wish we could find strength in numbers and reach out our hands to one another. Wait, we can. by Vanessa Hylande | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
“If she did not honor herself, who would?” I am tired of waiting around. I want to make a change the only way I know how. I don’t know what the right way is, but I do know what my way is. Thank you for being here to listen. I was raped twice when I...