Some days I wake up
And pray that you’ll
Come back in oceans.
But I am relegated to the waves.
Where are you going?
Where did you go?
Here you are missing.
But the pieces aren’t the same.
Let’s play a game.
See how long we can hold out
And hold up.
Afraid to unclasp my hands
Lest I find you turning away,
Me turning back my name.
Come home already.
Come play the game.
I’m not quite sure how to be alive.
I hold on to so much.
Anger
Frustration
Loves
Lust
Forgiveness
People
Notebooks
Pictures
Memories
Notions (foolish and otherwise)
I’m a hoarder of emotions.
A pack rat of feelings.
So that in the end
I never left.
I always wore them
on my
shoulders.
Bore them
on the world.
It took me too long to figure out that you didn’t think you could do it. And for me to figure out how to express how I knew that you could.
Celebrating Mother’s Day with @Sueshine
Years after her adoption from a South Korean orphanage, Instagrammer Sue (@sueshine) discovered she had the autoimmune disease known as Lupus. The affliction practically destroyed her kidneys at a young age and years later when she discovered she was pregnant, both she and her husband knew they had a challenging road ahead of them. Her daughter, Sammy Lu, was born weighing less than 3 pounds, but Sue recalls that their struggle to bring Sammy into the world “was beautiful because my husband, my baby and I all fought together like warriors on a battlefield that refused to give up on each other. She was itty bitty but she was a fighter.” Sue’s condition improved after a kidney donation from her husband, who was miraculously a perfect donor match.
Two years later, it was confirmed that Sammy was autistic, but this was a hurdle Sue could overcome. “Raising an autistic child has pushed me to be creative and create a creative environment for Sammy. The scenes I capture are a combination of Sammy’s imagination and mine. It’s a peek into our Never Never Land; the place where silly, exciting and impossible things can happen.”
Sue shares photos of Sammy’s world on Instagram. Her photos capture the moments of calm, joy and wonder Sammy experiences as she interacts with the whimsical scenes that Sue carefully crafts with love.“It’s given me a place to show my life and most importantly Sammy’s life. Now it’s evolved into wanting to show a side of autism that is real and beautiful. That my daughter is more than a cute face, she has depth, hopes and struggles. To think that Sammy has strangers cheering her on, enjoying the small glimpses into her life and wanting the very best for her future is a wonderful thing that has come from the Instagram community.”
The incredibly intricate and captivating custom animal sculptures by Creatures From El, Ellen June.
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