v o r a c i t y {d i s t i l l e d}
say it plainly challenge
i am living fully
i see what is here and feel deep wonder
i love simple pleasures and sit still long enough to enjoy them
i gather experience and stay present in my body
i allow myself to feel joy and discomfort
i make space for both grief and happiness
i choose simplicity
i swim, warm myself in the sun, walk in forests, and learn from nature
i notice details
i collect rocks and shells and use them to decorate my life in an effort to always stay connected
i laugh
i sit with beautiful moments until they pass
i embrace the marks that life has left on me
i release control
i create rituals that bring me pleasure
i honor my natural state and the ways that time has altered me
i watch people and notice how they change
i am paying attention
i love
i write and read and make art
i stretch and breathe
i allow optimism to become a focal point
i notice nuance
i am evolving
i am
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this poem is a distilled version of my original, v o r a c i t y
i took my extended piece down to the skeleton for the *say it plainly* challenge
About the Creator
Kristen Balyeat
Words fly to me on the wind, bump me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.
Also, i love you:)
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Comments (10)
This is impressive.
It may be stated plainly but it is anything but plain! Even pared down it's a joy to read. Love this, my friend :)
Congrats on this piece buddy! 😄🎉
wonderful way to live... not as simple as it sounds! Congrats on top story
A great way to put it and always good to hear from someone who has a plan. Congrats on the TS
Thank you, Vocal, for the Top! So much gratitude and love for you! ✨🩷✨🩷✨🩷✨🩷✨🩷✨
Kristen, this is true, simplistic beauty ❣ I enjoy many of the same things and find that time spent in nature has helped me heal from some of my most trying experiences. Congratulations on your top story. I hope to see this one in the winner's circle.
Great to read these two together tonight!! I love this. I, ..yeah.. wanna be like this. There’s some blockage of connection lately where I don’t feel connected to everything. Only glimmers. I need to see a healer or something. Anyway not meaning to be negative only that we spoke about similar things in the past and reading your work remind me of that and also that I want to get back to that ‘space’. Anyway, thanks for the reminders. 😊
I absolutely love this soooo much!! Your words speak to my soul!
Lovely read 💝💝