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  • What will your life be like in three years?

    What will your life be like in three years?

    DAILY PROMPT

    What will my life be like in three years?

    First thing that comes to mind is I have no clue? Things can change so fast in a day, let alone three years. So many directions life could go, so many situations, challenges and opportunities. And sometimes I personally don’t know what my life will be like in a week or a month, especially recently.

    However, in three years, no matter who I meet or where I go or end up, I would like to build a foundation of life for myself and my cat Opal that is all ours and cannot be shaken by others.

    Throughout my life I have built life foundations for others or around others, always putting them first and ending up on the backburner. And when people leave, everything comes crashing down and I had to start again.

    It has taken me a long time and a hell of a lot of pain and suffering to learn that I need to put myself first and stand my ground. I don’t regret the past, it is how I am here today. However, moving forward I want to build foundations for myself that will be secure, fulfilling and adventerous and that will make me happy. And most importantly I want to build a foundation of strength that no one can take down.

    In three years it would also be nice if I am able to write and publish my poetry in a book and win the lotto haha.

    But building the foundations is a start and I am excited for what the future holds. Don’t give up on your dreams and don’t give up on yourself. You are worth it and the world is ready for you to explore x

  • Favourite Subject in school

    Daily writing Prompt:

    My favorite subject in school would probably have to of been Ancient and Modern History.
    Thanks to my Grandma, from an early age I have always been interested in the history of the world and of the human race. My Grandma would always be watching some type of history documentary on ABC or SBS or on video/DVD. She also has a wide range of history books and once we were on the topic, she could talk for hours about anything history-related.

    A defining moment was when she gave me a biography book on Marie Antoinette and the history of France to read, and when I would watch with her any documentary on the World Wars, Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust in particular.

    So when I went to school I was most excited to learn all I could about modern and ancient history. I chose both subjects for my electives in Years 11 and 12. I also chose to study Modern history as my sub-major topic for my bachelor of Arts degree. I also really enjoyed studying ethics and philosophy topics for my uni electives as they touched on the ancient history of philosophy and ethics that have helped shape our world today.

    I believe studying and knowing about our world history is very important as it shows where we have come from and how things have come to be. As well as teaching us important lessons for the future, especially so we do not make the same mistakes in society again.

  • Indigo Hues, Watercolour Skies

    Indigo Hues, Watercolour Skies

    I cry watercolour skies,
    You can see the tracks of my tears.
    I’m too dead inside.

    Indigo hues deepen as daylight wanes,
    And I realise,
    I don’t live here anymore, inside my head.

    All I can think of is,
    Hope is a slow poison,
    And temporary ecstasy,
    is enchanting,
    Against the fatal embrace of time.


    – “Indigo hues, watercolour skies” – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    Feature Image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Seek The Balm For The Soul

    Seek The Balm For The Soul

    Seek the wonder in life,
    And never stop.

    Seek the showers of gold,
    And the shimmers of sweet light.

    The good things,
    The mysterious things,
    The wonderful things.

    Never stop seeking what makes you smile.

    Allow yourself to get lost in the magic.

    Seek the balm for the soul.

  • Forever in Flight or Fight

    Forever in Flight or Fight

    I hate it in my own head.
    My own worst enemy.
    Wishing I was dead.

    The demons get too loud.
    The cloud of illusion rolls in quick.
    I can’t get myself to calm down,
    And realise,
    Its all in my head.

    Sorrow holds its grip tight.
    And I try and try with all my might,
    To overcome, to push through.
    But sometimes reasons are gone with the wind.
    The grip is too suffocating,
    And the screams of pain too loud.

    I am my own enemy.
    But at the same time,
    I am my own saviour.

    The battles are just ongoing.
    The end of the war is no where in sight.
    Day to day,
    Night to night.
    Forever in flight or fight.

    – “Forever in Flight or Fight

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Stuck In The Void

    Stuck In The Void

    All the days and nights
    Fade away.


    Fade into each other,
    Into a haze.


    All the thoughts and feelings,
    All the pain.
    A whirlpool of emotion,
    Sucking me in.


    Stuck in the void again

    – “Stuck In The Void”

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Is it Better to Feel Numb?

    Is it Better to Feel Numb?

    Is it better to feel numb?
    Even just for a little while.
    To turn off from the sadness, you’ll know you will have to face again and again

    Or is feeling numb a sign that the sadness has become too much? and you have become used to feeling like this,

    Used to all the bullshit and the trauma, that feels never-ending.


    And being numb is a coping response to try and feel some peace,

    even if its short lived, even if its for one moment.

    One little sliver of peace amongst the chaos.

    One moment of floating instead of falling into the void of darkness that is my mind.

    – “Is it Better to Feel Numb?”

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • All I Want

    All I Want

    All I want is to hold you.

    All I want is for you to stay mine.

    All I want is for you to stay forever,

    In this heart of mine.

    – “All I Want”
    – Jacqueline Ann Lente
    – Feature image taken by Jacqueline Lente

  • To My Love

    To My Love

    Hold me close my dear.

    Hold me near and near.

    Never let go.

    Your warmth and light,

    Keep me safe always.

    May love be with us forevermore.

    And may love and peace,

    Be all the happy moments we share.

    I am with you always,

    Heart and soul.

    Through stormy seas and sunshine,

    And all the inbetween.

    You have my being to the core,

    You hold my heart with yours,

    Intertwined together.

    – “To My Love”

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    – Feature image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Grow, Die, Grow Again

    Grow, Die, Grow Again

    We grow,
    We die,
    We grow again.

    Through life,
    And its garden
    Of pain
    And beauty.

    Fleeting moments,
    Changing seasons.

    We grow,
    We die,
    We grow again.

    – “Grow, die, Grow again”

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    – Feature image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • We Become One

    We Become One

    As the sun sets over the mountains and darkness becomes night,

    Our souls reset for another day.
    Our hearts settle.
    Our minds may race processing the day that is done.
    Our body lays to rest. 

    As the sun sets over the mountains and darkness becomes night,
    We become one with our true self.
    – “We Become One” 
    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    Feature image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Unnecessary Fear

    Unnecessary Fear

    We dwell on fear and let it consume us. We let fear overwhelm us with its tight grasp, pulling us further down into the destruction of the self. We are clouded by the worst possible consequence that we do not see opportunities right in front of us. We fail to take hold of them, and we let them pass by. A placebo effect of fear can sometimes stop us in our tracks.

    Most of our fears are unnecessary and have unnecessary control over us. We must break the chains that bound us. We fear what ifs and everything falling apart. However, we will never know the outcome if we do not take the chance to take the risk. Sometimes aspects of our lives falling apart is a blessing in disguise as it paves the way for bigger and better things to come in the future. There is a reason for every moment even if it takes times to make sense of.

    We should not let fear hold us back from exploring our greatest adventures and moments. Do not let fear define you. Fear should not dictate your life.
    Take that leap, make that move and run full ahead into your goals and dreams.

    – “Unnecessary Fear”
    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    Feature image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Live To Tell Another Day

    Live To Tell Another Day

    It may be a struggle to get up, but you can overcome. Wake up, let the hot water of the shower warm your bones. Take a moment of peace, breathe. Be proud of yourself. Have faith in yourself. Live to tell another day, live to make another memory, one you may cherish forever or one you can say that you survived from and made it though ❣

    – “Live To Tell Another Day”

    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

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    Sometimes we love so quick, we almost burn out. But if we keep the fire burning slowly,
    The flames will rise, forevermore.
    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    Feature Image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente

  • Graveyard

    Graveyard

    Bare soul.
    Bare bones.

    It has all gone cold,
    In my heart of stone.

    Faded away,
    To dust and ash,
    Carried away by the wind of the night.

    Only darkness,
    Only emptiness remains.
    A graveyard of memories that once were happy days.

    – “Graveyard”
    – Jacqueline Ann Lente

    Feature Image taken by Jacqueline Ann Lente