A poem about living with chronic pain — Trapped in a body that yields endless pain. There is no escape, and it makes me insane. The pain changes daily, but it is always there. There’s no end in sight, and I’m nearing despair. No one truly knows what I’m fighting inside. Out of sight, out of mind — it’s…

My re-introduction to writing on Medium — *Taps microphone* Hello? Is this thing on? *Dusts off cobwebs* It’s been roughly five months since I last published anything on Medium. This past year has been one big emotional roller coaster ride (culminating with me finally catching Covid after managing to avoid it for almost three years!). I haven’t…

The true struggle of living with chronic pain — There is an ugly truth about living with chronic pain that no one seems to discuss. I like to call it the brain vs. body effect. …

When the lights go out, the show must go on. — I have attended numerous concerts over the years, but last Saturday night, Louden Swain (Rob Benedict, Billy Moran, Michael Borja, and Stephen Norton) put on a show quite unlike the rest. …

Josh Ramsay made my first live concert since 2019 a night to remember. — If someone had told me back in 2019 that I was attending my last concert for the foreseeable future, I probably would have said they were absurd. I also like to think that I would have taken the time to appreciate the experience more. I have been an avid concert-goer…

A poem — So many ideas floating through my head But the mere thought of writing fills me with dread. Where are the words I’m trying to find? How can I express all these thoughts in my mind? It’s way too easy to get caught up in the game — Dreaming of success…

Reflecting on the past year and the lessons I’ll remember going forward I’ve recently taken a bit of a hiatus from writing on Medium, mainly because I haven’t had the mental energy to tackle much of anything these days. …

Expressing my feelings via poetry —

The experience literally took my breath away. — As I stand at the foot of the mountain path, I look up towards the top and think to myself, “you got this!” It doesn’t look overly challenging. It’s mostly a straight, paved pathway with intermittent stairs breaking up the somewhat steep incline. I eagerly begin racing up the paved…