Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Mar 23Member-onlyOde To Magic MountainA theme park poem about Six Flags Magic Mountain — How do I love thee Thrill Capitol of the World Let me count all the ways you make my heart awhirl Stepping through your entrance, I feel such a blend Of grateful and gleeful to be here once again I make a beeline for the back of the park Where I’ve…Poetry6 min readPoetry6 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Mar 15Member-onlyStories In My SleepA poem about the tall tales I dream up in my sleep — Have you ever dozed and found yourself off in a magical land or slightly odd spot? Where do you wander your subconscious mind and what types of tall tales take you at bedtime? I find my sleep brain visits one of two sights, depending I guess on my mood that night. Either…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Mar 8Member-onlyOde To The Wizarding WorldA theme park poem about Universal Studios Hollywood — Here we come a wizarding Among this magical world Riding thrills and casting spells And feeling my heart awhirl Exploring the secrets of The Forbidden Journey inside Or soaring on a Hippogriff On a brief but gripping ride It’s the closest thing to being A student at Hogwarts school Hanging with Harry…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Mar 2Member-onlyWhat I’ve DreamedA small poem about dreaming big — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Feb 18Member-onlyDaydreamingA poem flowing from the stream of daydream… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Feb 11Member-onlyFrom The Love WithinA poem about the power of self love… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Feb 5Member-onlyFearA poem about being scared sh*tless and staying strong — Is this ache like the searing drear that with sheer fear shakes the atmosphere I felt such shake that younger year when in tear gave wake to the natural steer Or is it like that familiar fall that before befell from within this wall However it appear it takes all the…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Feb 2Member-onlyPlane BoredomA poem written while stuck circling on a plane waiting to land — This seat I am in Its fraught feels the same While I’m stuck in one spot Aboard this damn plane If ground could be ta’en Or simply sustained In some artificial way As to prevail this plane I might find myself Less acquainted with pain And less likely to be Pawn to the…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Jan 25Member-onlyBreaking The Habit… With RhymeA poem version of Joe Dispenza’s daily meditation — INDUCTION Sit down now and let yourself sink into your seat Remain alert while you relax your forehead to your feet Take a few deep breaths to relax your mind and body In your nose, out your mouth, long, slow, and steady Your mind becomes present as you continue rhythmically And in…Poetry8 min readPoetry8 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Jan 23Member-onlyThe Raven & Me | Poe ReVersedQuoth I to the Raven, “Feel alone nevermore” — Once upon a midnight weary, while I pondered, bleak and bleary, Over one very loved and lost volume forgotten before — So I dogged, lazily lurching, roused myself to go a searching, Among the many volumes found beyond my chamber door. …Poetry6 min readPoetry6 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Jan 11Member-onlyThe Long Hungry Drive HomeA silly poem written on the trek back… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Dec 31, 2022Member-onlyHow I Break The HabitA poem about my journey through Joe Dispenza’s Breaking The Habit Of Being Yourself daily meditation — Stop. Breathe. I feel the fear grip me It sticks in my throat like the tears I can’t free My brow now furrows and eyes deeply crease For fear that the tears will fill up and release But fear is precisely what I’m here to face That limiting emotion that holds me back…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Dec 23, 2022Member-onlyThe Curse Of Being HumanA poem about being alive in a dying time — Why do I feel like a dead bird that has lost its wings and tries to fly if it could only fly as it flew once upon a time when time was much nicer and life much livelier and hope much hopier Why does it all feel like a hammer…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyCan You Tell MeA poem about where we are and what… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Dec 9, 2022Member-onlyToo Much To KnowA poem about holding space for the expanse… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Dec 1, 2022Member-onlyThe Words We WeaveA poem about leaving something meaningful behind after… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Nov 27, 2022Member-onlyMy SanityA poem about the healing power of writing — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninILLUMINATION·Nov 22, 2022Member-onlySearching For The WordsA poem about the inadequacy of language to… — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Rebecca AhninBe Yourself·Nov 16, 2022Member-onlyWriter’s BlockA poem about… uhhh… not knowing what to… — Writers Block1 min readWriters Block1 min read
Rebecca AhninHinged·Nov 12, 2022Phobia FiendA poem about the temptation of trepidation — I don’t know how it happens or why it ever feels that tight in my chest and the dizzy that reels One day it may be there and the next it has gone leaving me to ponder what had ever been wrong But then it returns to haunt me a new day a constant companion that never quite goes away My worrisome chum and yet my fearsome foe who chokes me and consoles me then pretends to let goHinged1 min readHinged1 min read