The world feels painful The wickedness so much more Reaching out and getting stung Wanting, and never, wanting Opening and slamming the door

The cheat sheet - bread and soup Tarastar

ADHD awareness, working hard, exhaustion, masking, trying feeling behind shame. The basket on the water, poetry, child like,

The concept of truth is a huge one in my life. Truth and lies.

ADHD (burnout) poem, regress past me

all the purples, poetry journal,

and sparks

Tara star, misogyny, harassment, safety

What it’s like when your family don’t seem to read feelings in others very well, or have the levels of empathy that you do They care in...

ADHD women, society’s judgement, my shame

You never know what someone is going through, past me Poser. Covering up

connection, community, juxtaposed, reflection, that moment, imagining you in an earlier life

describing that feeling, all the feelings, wondering if you are the drama, lyric quotes, beautiful, powerful, Taylor Swift, therapy

extra navigation, me, ADHD, trauma, finding your way around, full of potential, hope, light - poetry

When I think, what’s the point? Well, why not?

personal moments - spoken word poem Breathtaking, my life, my story, body, rejection sensitive dysphoria, pandemic, key workers

self-doubt shames me

How could you? Tara journal (poetry)

The weight removed, writing, relationship with self, negative self-talk, part two

misogyny, writing