I told my dark thoughts I needed space
Some time away to learn to heal.
It was harder than I thought
but once I understood
that it was me who
determined my
path in life,
my light
shone
About the Creator
Heather Zieffle
I'm an avid fantasy and sci-fi romance writer who enjoys dabbling in other genres from time to time. I have a few self-published books on Kindle so please check them out!
Please enjoy my stories and share your thoughts! Thank you!
Keep reading
More stories from Heather Zieffle and writers in Poets and other communities.
Trickle Them Down, But Not Out
The thing about smart people is that they should know better, but alas, intelligence is not the same as wisdom. Not only do the mistakes of experts too short on vision—when they are not corrected—have the potential to do great and far-reaching damage, but they also undermine public confidence in the very notion of expertise. This is particularly so when expertise is wielded in defence of the rich and powerful as a cudgel against those laid low. As an academic, this lack of faith in “so-called experts” is painful to see as it plays out in the spread of dis-/misinformation, conspiracy theories, and anti-intellectualism writ large. But it is also an understandable impulse given the catastrophic failure of an economic ideology pushed by certain economic experts. Supply-side economics has shaped a broken system for the last half-century and has arguably done more to undermine the fabric of the American Dream than any policy framework of the past century.
By Cory Wright-Maley2 days ago in Humans
Comments (6)
Oh what a lovely, real and very inspiring nonet, Heather! Thank you for sharing this as one of the submissions for the anthology! Will let you know in the comments of the particular piece I pick, when I know! Thank you again and such lovely words!
Dear Hz ~ I've been away 'Healing'...but, lovely stories such as yours have given me the inspiration to come back into the VillageBucket once again. J-bud in.l.a.
Wonderful and encouraging!
Oooo, this was extremely powerful! Loved your Nonet!
Ooh, lovely twist on the theme here.
Owning our lives seems like such a leap of faith. But what other pathway forward is there? Loved how your Nonet built to a positive concluding vibe, Heather!