good day

A cheerful multi-panel illustrated poem featuring a blonde woman choosing optimism through sunshine, rain, telephones, hot air balloons, hearts, and whimsical symbols representing resilience, gratitude, and choosing joy despite life's challenges.

It’s going to be a good dayAin’t letting anything get in my wayThe rain will fall and I will callMy soul on the telephoneAnd right out of my brain, I’ll pull all the negative wires right out of my headAnd leave love to wander andPlunder and take over the dread It’s going to be a […]

doorway

Mixed media collage featuring the poem "Can't Let the Day Get You Down" with vintage medical illustrations, IV drip, heartbeat monitor, wildflowers, butterfly, and hopeful symbolism about resilience, healing, and mental health.

Sometimes healing isn’t a dramatic escape—it begins with stepping through a broken doorway. Looking Out of a Busted Doorway reflects on releasing yesterday, embracing transformation, and recognizing that, like smoke, the pieces of us never truly disappear. The accompanying mixed-media collage layers vintage textures, symbolic puzzles, and luminous landscapes into a visual meditation on resilience and renewal.

venture on

Mixed media illustrated poem about perseverance, resilience, and choosing new paths featuring woodland symbolism, ravens, eggs, waterfalls, clocks, and handwritten poetry collage.

Sometimes the path forward isn’t smooth, but every step teaches us something. Venture On is a meditation on resilience, learning from hardship, and remembering to pause long enough to appreciate life’s simple comforts.

when i say i’m ok

Written in the aftermath of betrayal, Dead Inside reflects on the painful realization that love can leave invisible fractures long before the heart finally breaks. Rather than chasing temporary distractions, the poem turns inward—finding healing through creativity, new routines, and the difficult work of rebuilding a life from the pieces.

sleep deprived

Sleep Deprived captures the strange intersection of physical fatigue, anxiety, and determination. Styled as a vintage medical blueprint, the poem traces the body’s aches and the mind’s relentless persistence through sleepless nights, reminding us that survival is sometimes found in simply taking the next breath.

four leaf clover

Four Leaf Clover is a heartfelt reflection on mental illness, survival, and the freedom found in self-acceptance. Through symbols of rainbows, lucky clovers, music, and personal transformation, this illustrated poem embraces resilience, creativity, and the quiet pride of becoming someone who genuinely loves the person staring back in the mirror.