Writing in a time of loss and confusion can be an excellent form of therapy. Poems about family, though not always well received by those involved, can help the poet make sense of mixed emotions, surface buried fears, and purge depressive thoughts.

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“Fight or flight
Vs nature and nurture

Forms the storm
From comes calm

Or collective extinction”

Inside the Mind

This is the conclusion to a family-inspired poem born from darkness in the face of my grandmother’s impending death. Fear is a driving force in this poem, and a recurring theme in my work, however this poem hit upon unrealized anxieties and explores the ties a matriarch represents.

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