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to a place we only dream of
to a place we only dream of

Prancer and I have spent the last couple weeks being poked and prodded and stripped bare.

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2023MadsAugust 25, 2023
the sweaty life of a nomad
the sweaty life of a nomad

I’m not sure if it’s just my luck but I always seem to sit in the back of the plane.

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2023MadsJuly 19, 2023
the eyes i met
the eyes i met

I once met a pair of eyes that seemed to carry oceans of kindness

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2023MadsJuly 11, 2023
maybe one day
maybe one day

To spend the rest of your life with what could’ve been seems like the very worst thing one could do to their soul.

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2023MadsJuly 6, 2023
soft humans
soft humans

It’s bizarre to me that the same mind that has the capacity to create sadness also exists to create joy.

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2023MadsMay 30, 2023
a daydream type of nightmare
a daydream type of nightmare

My heart feels concaved in my chest.

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MadsMay 8, 2023
as if it was new
as if it was new

Holding joy and achiness in your heart is truly acrobatic.

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2023MadsMay 2, 2023
in all your humanness, welcome home
in all your humanness, welcome home

I’ve been told on more than one occasion that I am too forgiving of a person.

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2023MadsApril 9, 2023
sunshine girl, meet trauma mads
sunshine girl, meet trauma mads

How is it possible for your smile to exist so completely while your heart is shattered in your chest?

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2023MadsApril 3, 2023
a letter to the painful
a letter to the painful

I never thought you’d leave but maybe that was my greatest flaw.

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2023MadsMarch 27, 2023
to chase something beautiful
to chase something beautiful

The first time my bare feet touches the soft, dewey grass of a spring day, my heart takes flight.

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2023MadsMarch 22, 2023
an extension of a heart
an extension of a heart

I took a yoga class on the second to last day of this year.

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2022MadsDecember 30, 2022
sparklers
sparklers

What I wouldn’t give to be a bird right now.

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2022MadsDecember 23, 2022
the sigh & the torment
the sigh & the torment

A squiggle of a finger and a press of a button

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2022MadsDecember 16, 2022
tender heart, tender tootsies
tender heart, tender tootsies

My heart feels as tender as my feet did not long ago.

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2022MadsDecember 14, 2022
a so so big heart
a so so big heart

Ping pong balls of rain bounced off the windshield before falling to the ground.

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2022MadsDecember 1, 2022
this is brave this is bruised
this is brave this is bruised

It’s as though my heart is made of taffy and sharp hooks are digging into it…

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2022MadsNovember 25, 2022
in the soles of my feet i rise
in the soles of my feet i rise

When I returned to the US after a two month hiatus through Europe and Africa, living off the pack on my back, I was overwhelmed by the stuff I had.

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2022MadsNovember 17, 2022
Rainbow faces in silly places
Rainbow faces in silly places

It hit me very hard yesterday that this piece of my life—at least actively—has come to a close.

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2022MadsNovember 6, 2022
monday question
monday question

When I was in fifth grade, I had a teacher who taught me more about the world than any other educator I’ve ever had.

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2022MadsSeptember 20, 2022
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