Waking Up

I walk under a pale moon Alone Waiting at night for you Holding your hand with my soul Connected in a way that people don’t see and a way that most people will never feel Patience You’re sleeping with dreams of Sunday morning floating above your smile These freezing winds portend darker days arriving My…

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Would you like to take a day trip with me?

How would you like to take a day trip with me? This isn’t a contest of any kind. However, as most of you know I do travel in the Pacific Northwest a lot. I’m often asked to go on hikes with people, and I usually gracefully decline… but I’ve been thinking, what if I did…

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FYI

Some of what I post is stuff I’ve written over the past 20 years. It has nothing to do with my current relationship, but is rather a look back at who I was in preparation for my up coming book. I actually couldn’t be happier with anyone else. Carrie has a different level of love…

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Dance with me

Where did the fucking passion go? You’re obsessed with everything and I’m sinking to the bottom of the bottle I want to tell you We both know better We know I can’t  Even though I know that you know You dance for everyone  Except me  What does that really make me? Dreams like this die…

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I can hear you

I can hear you Even if it’s across a universe of memories I can hear you What we are What we were What are we now? Before us I was a different person Dancing with the demons and succubus Laughing at all the things I was told would harm me Now… Now I wait Usually…

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Again

I can hear the cry of the train carrying across the valley Alone again Wishing by daybreak to be by your side I can’t sleep Waiting again Holding on to my blanket the dark covering me like a black bird Dreaming again Letting go of hope while drowning in the rain Singing again Maybe it’s…

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New Food Blog Post!

Hey everyone! I’ve posted a new recipe/Food Blog post. Please read it, feel free to leave feedback, pin it, and please follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @tanisjustice You can also find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/inmylight Deconstructed “Grilled” Mac & Cheese Thanks again!!!

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Unfinished

Waking up in pieces every morning I reach out for a memory Often wishing things could go back Back to the way they were Waking up alone is better than waking up feeling alone Late afternoon rolls around quickly Wasted and wishing I stay in bed Wishing I could move Wishing I could find some…

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