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Verbal Vomit

Posted on December 16, 2015 by inpotentia

One more second-offense, double-felony child abuser got off the hook without serving jail time today. It just goes to show that if you have two whole brain cells, then you are smart enough to play the system and get out … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: 2015

Posted on October 31, 2015 by inpotentia

That’s a wrap. I made it through an entire month of writing a poem in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month every single day. It was grueling, exhausting, insightful, healing, and full of dark and light places. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Thirty One

Posted on October 31, 2015 by inpotentia

Leaving is rarely the end. Take the time to piece yourself back together, because you will need everything you are to survive. Gather your family. Reach out to friends you’ve lost. Build a storm to surround you, and then strike … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Thirty

Posted on October 30, 2015 by inpotentia

You are the anti-poem. A dying light in the backseat of my soul. The tundra– cold and unmoving. A mirror showing the true nature of words. Everything you said I was. ©2015 Jessica Stephenson All Rights Reserved

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Nine

Posted on October 30, 2015 by inpotentia

Power is the name of love to a madman. Beyond selfish. Beyond control. He is no more caring than he is destructive. There is no reason he will not defy with sick logic. He will insist on being right. He … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Eight

Posted on October 28, 2015 by inpotentia

I am drifting into that space where things I once recognized lose continuity. I am formed by opinion, perceived by judgment. Where, then? I am losing shape, becoming more of what others fail to see. Do not give up on … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Six

Posted on October 26, 2015 by inpotentia

Resilience– it is the ultimate achievement for hurting souls with nothing much to guide them. Despite the odds, I have seen this transformation in the most unlikely of faces. Sometimes, a single gesture of kindness can recover a lifetime of … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Five

Posted on October 25, 2015 by inpotentia

I walk between dream and day, not always knowing where I am. I awake with the same dream in my heart, but repeatedly, and I am lost in daylight. How much longer is this night? ©2015 Jessica Stephenson All Rights … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Four

Posted on October 24, 2015 by inpotentia

Breathe in– let the good find you. Every moment gives us a chance to start again. Every day gives us a chance to live again. Breathe out– let the bad release you. This world can not take away your legacy. … Continue reading →

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Code Purple: Day Twenty Three

Posted on October 23, 2015 by inpotentia

This dream was new. It was the nearest I’ve come to returning to you. Somehow I knew that you were here. The hotel room was in my name, and so they gave me a key at the front desk so … Continue reading →

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