by Emma-Jane Barlow | Jan 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
I feel like I’m lost at sea and I am barely keeping my head above the water. I kick my legs to stay alive and I can see the sun on the horizon but no matter how hard I try to swim towards it, the waves take me in a different direction. Some days, I feel the warm...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Dec 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
2015 is fast approaching and when the clock strikes at midnight tomorrow and the celebrations begin, I will do just that with a smile on my face because I really have had an amazing year. 365 days ago I was a different person, I was in a different situation and I...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Mar 10, 2012 | Poetry
Stuck in the middle, of the endless lies. Taking sides and the secrets arise. Worrying about your faded smile. Wanting to see you make life worthwhile. Afraid of the future, what it will be. Not wanting unhappiness or a broken family. Be careful of the choices that...
by Emma-Jane Barlow | Feb 12, 2012 | Poetry
Masking the desolation you face every day, Your happiness eclipsed with the ease of just a smile. Strong enough to hold back your silver tears, Unfair, the path that leads you is painted with black most days. Light will shine for you one day, I promise you this, stay...