Gratitude

“I Learned a New Language When You Were Born”. AI-Generated.
You didn’t meet the milestones like the books said. You met the world on your own time, in your own rhythm— and I learned
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“I Gave You What I Never Got”. AI-Generated.
You asked me for a story, and I told you one that didn’t end in fear. And somewhere inside me, a little girl finally exhaled.
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“Today, We Just Existed Together”. AI-Generated.
No milestones today. No tantrums, either. Just cereal on the floor, sticky fingers, a puzzle missing one piece but still worth finishing.
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“They Don’t Need Me the Same, But They Still Need Me”. AI-Generated.
They slam the door before I finish my sentence. And I let them. Not because I’m weak, but because I remember being sixteen
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“We Built a Language Between the Cracks”. AI-Generated.
We didn’t always agree— on sleep schedules, screen time, or what love should look like on a Tuesday morning when no one had slept.
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
A Dream
When days are dark I dream of Spring of fields lush with songbirds singing trees in bloom and flowers swaying A chorus with voice aplenty
By Matthew J. Fromm2 years ago in Poets
“I Forgot Who I Was, Then Found Her Again”. AI-Generated.
There was a time when I answered to one name— mine. Before “mom,” before the calendar filled with other people’s needs,
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“The First Goodbye Happens So Slowly”. AI-Generated.
You don’t notice it at first— the quiet exit. It comes in small, almost-silent goodbyes. The day they stop asking for help with socks.
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“The Things I Didn’t Know I’d Teach You”. AI-Generated.
I thought I’d teach you how to walk, how to read, how to say “please” and “thank you.” But instead— I’m learning how to sit
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
“We Are Not Raising Them to Obey”. AI-Generated.
We are not raising them to obey. We are raising them to question. To ask why the rules exist, who they serve, and what happens
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets
Warm Love
Introduction I was listening to Van Morrison's "It's Too Late To Stop Now" which is a perfect analogy for most things in life when the song "Warm Love" came on, and I thought what a perfect sentiment for someone you care for and who gives you so much.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
The Child Who Lives in the Clouds. AI-Generated.
You don’t always look at me when I speak. Your eyes are fixed on something just past the window, where only you can see it.
By Elena Vale2 years ago in Poets