kalyn cherise
Bio
southern made. lover of laughter. spiritualist. (wannabe) traveler. wine fiend. foodie. makeup enthusiast. music head. passionate about people. cats > dogs. #blacklivesmatter • #lovewins • #thefutureisfemale ••• www.kayesthetic.com •••
Stories (11/0)
I AM
we are all paradoxical, contradictions. to be one thing, we have to have the awareness of what it is to be the other. the things we dislike about others are within us. the things we admire about another, that we think we don't possess, are also within us. we are quick to praise, creating imaginary pedestals, putting ourselves down, forgetting that what is there is also here. we are quick to judge, to point fingers, forgetting that the exact thing we are judging and shaming is a position we, too, have once been in.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
A Night to Remember
The warm, sweet smell perfumed the air as Whitney pulled the hot pan from the oven, her hands armored with mitts (and face gleaming with pride) as she smiled down at her mud-brown masterpiece. Already on her second glass of pinot noir, she floated over to the shiny marble kitchen island to set the tray down for cooling. She shut the oven and opened the fridge to extract opaque, gritty goodness. German chocolate cake would be nothing without its creamy coconut companion. This was the perfect ending to a relaxing evening after a murderous work week.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Horror
Past Lives
[inspiration] — this poem is an ode to my inner child and my total self. i have been through many transformations throughout my life, so many that i'm convinced it's to forever be a part of my journey. truly, i've learned that the only constant in life is change. i have an existential crisis almost every day of my life—not knowing why or when or who or how my existence comes into play—but this past year and its struggles have proven again that there haas to be a reason for me. i will continue to use every change, every challenge, every part of me that is refined and even discarded as the momentum i need to thrive and continue this path. i am so grateful for everything i've experienced and everyone i had to be in order to find my true self.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
Proof
[inspiration] — i feel like people shy away from and cringe at the word. “love.” see, i just said it—and it either did that, or it intrigued you. like, “okay, i’m listening...”—and even that hesitancy to fully pursue comes from the after effect of maybe a time when love—even if it was a good love—left some harshness behind for whatever reason or reasons. and, in some cases, it may not have even been “love.” just a strong attachment that lasted for some time. either way, i’m always gonna wanna be like, “uh huh, keep talking” when it comes to love. because i know how great the real thing can be. i’m proof.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
Peace of Me
[inspiration] — my struggle with existential angst has been lifelong—before i even knew there was a term for it, i felt it. these feelings stayed tucked for most of my life, that and the off and on suicidal feeling. i always try my best to show up kindly, to put my best foot forward, because it is in these actions that i think i can make up for the internal dread i sometimes experience. i know that my own disguise is well hidden, so it makes me wonder who else may be doing the same. i want to make things better not only for myself, but for others as well—for anybody who might've been hiding, like me.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Motivation
Illumine
[inspiration] — you never know how dark it is without the light; you never know how light it is without the darkness. both coexist, but the light can never be overcome by the darkness—only, that is, if you allow it. only, that is, if you are unaware that light is not the absence of darkness, but darkness the absence of light.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
Pressure
[inspiration] — every tough time in my life leads me back to myself. and why is that? because me jumping ship on myself for someone or something else may be exactly what caused the tough time in the first place. me, not realizing all the greatness i am even in the midst of trials and over the voices trying to convince me otherwise, is what gets me off track i've often looked about for that ultimate fulfillment and enrichment i so desire to have on every level of my life.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
Destination
[inspiration] — sometimes, we have to leave what's familiar behind to grow. it's only upon returning that we realize it was the best choice we could've made. we wish we could keep the same circles forever, sure, but the reality is we are all on our own path, walking our own line. sometimes, those lines are not parallel. or perpendicular—they don't intersect. and even if they are, even if they do, it doesn't mean it's for forever.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
O u t lier
[inspiration] — of the several flings i had throughout my collegiate career, one stuck out among the others. it was 2014, sophomore year, and i enrolled in a dreadful statistics class (by obligation), math being one of my worst subjects. finals were coming up and i needed help badly, so i asked the only person in the room who looked like me (Black)—out of comfortability—for help. our studying led to the fling, to further interest. things never quite got off the ground, and as someone who always needs to know "why?," it's as if it became my mission to figure this person out.
By kalyn cherise3 years ago in Poets
