{"id":36,"date":"2025-05-31T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-06-28T21:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T01:12:59","slug":"poetry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any poetry I have written gets published to this page. Every poem will have a heading stating when the poem got written. Some of my earlier poems may only have the month and year they were written, or just the year instead of the full day, month, and year. As much as I tried to be diligent recording when exactly I wrote a poem, some of my earlier ones lack exact specificity. I share the dates I write my poetry to let myself and others see how my writing has evolved over the years. <br>As stated in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/welcome-to-alexandra-molloys-blog\/\">welcome post<\/a>, my goal for this page is to publish at least one poem I have written once a week, for the first year of my blog\u2019s launch, and then see where things go. Excluding the 5 poems published on my blog\u2019s official launch day, I plan to publish a poem every Saturday (Eastern Standard Time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Content Warning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of my poetry covers a wide range of topics and content, some being more light-hearted than others. Some of the topics and content of my poetry may be sensitive or triggering to some readers. Sensitive\/triggering content may include but is not limited to death, violence, suicide, et cetera. I do my best to include a Content Warning heading on any poem that I think might be sensitive\/triggering to some readers, but I cannot guarantee that I will get every single poem. Please view my poems with discretion. I will not be offended if you at any point need to click away or stop reading my poetry, so please remember to take care of yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/a-year-at-a-time\/\">A Year At A Time<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-30T14:11:32-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">30 May, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>30 May 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year can go by<br>like the push and pull<br>of an ocean&#8217;s wave<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And while that<br>repetitive motion<br>remains the same<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The sand, the salt,<br>the microbes, and<br>all the life that the ocean sustains<br>has shifted and changed<br>since that last &#8220;first&#8221;<br>new year&#8217;s wave<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year can go by<br>and one may never<br>know how much<br>time can fly<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A year ago,<br>Desperation pulsated<br>throughout my bones<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And now that\u2019s it&#8217;s been<br>a year from last,<br>I finally find myself<br>recovering from the past<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A lot can change<br>in a year from now<br>But, despite the<br>ever changing future,<br>my inner flame that<br>many call sheer will,<br>will continue to<br>push and pull<br>like an ocean&#8217;s wave<br>one year from now<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>and then I will say<br>again how<br>a year can go by<br>like the push and pull<br>of an ocean&#8217;s wave\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/climbing-the-career-ladder\/\">Climbing The Career Ladder<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-23T17:21:55-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">23 May, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>23 May 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I cup my hands together and extend them out to you<br>My head bowed forward as I raise my hands higher and closer to you<br>Awaiting for you to spare a glance and place a gold coin in the palms of my hands<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Instead of feeling the cool touch of metal,<br>my skin embraces the breath of air<br>that caresses my palms and strokes my fingers,<br>before leaving me without any change to spare<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My hands remain cupped and my head bowed<br>As you continue to walk past all those who<br>extend their palms out toward you<br>You spare not one a glance or gold coin<br>You only march forward towards the throne<br>a fortnight ahead of you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You march and march, unaware of<br>all the palms lowering and bowed heads rising<br>with stares that follow you as the throne<br>in front of you gets closer and closer<br>until you find yourself knelt before the throne,<br>extending your palms clasping your pouch<br>of gold to the man dozing off in this seat before you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The man yawns, plucking your pouch<br>out from your extended palms<br>and with a flick of his wrist, he ushers you away,<br>awaiting for the next person who was trailing behind you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You stare at the man in disbelief\u2013<br>How dare he only take but not give to you?!<br>You fume and fume, marching yourself right back<br>in the direction you just came from<br>Only to see how many hands that<br>once requested your help are no longer to be found<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>With nowhere to go and no one to turn to<br>You find your way back to me, who is still<br>with raised palms and a bowed head before you<br>You find yourself kneeling next to me<br>as you see someone in the distance approaching<br>in the same manner as you, before<br>all you offered was taken from you<br>You cup your hands and raise them<br>towards the approaching person<br>who was once like you<br>But you do not bow your head<br>You only stare with extended palms<br>Hoping you&#8217;ll catch the attention<br>of who came after you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/fatigue-in-my-bones\/\">Fatigue In My Bones<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-16T22:52:22-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">16 May, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Date Written: <\/em><\/strong><em>16 May 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Content Warning:<\/em><\/strong><em> This poem contains topics that may be sensitive to readers. Reader discretion is advised.<\/em><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fatigue in my bones<br>acts like hydrofluoric acid<br>with the difference being<br>the fatigue leeches the energy out<br>of my bones and entire body, whereas HF,<br>the calcium leech of chemistry,<br>would leech out the calcium<br>in my bones and entire body instead<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Exhaustion in my heart\u2014<br>I am not sure how much longer<br>I can hold onto all of this grief and pain<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The weight of the world<br>no longer holds me down<br>Instead it&#8217;s the weight of<br>this physical and emotional<br>fatigue that sucks everything<br>out of me, leaving me with nothing<br>but the ground to lay on<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fatigue in my bones<br>Exhaustion in my heart<br>I&#8217;m not sure I have enough<br>neoprene gloves or PPE protection<br>to come out completely unscathed<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fatigue in my bones<br>weighs heavier than any<br>heartbreak I have ever known<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fatigue in bones<br>only the gods would know<br>when I will get to drink<br>from the spring of eternal youth<br>and once again feel rejuvenated<br>before the fatigue leeches<br>the energy out of my bones<br>and entire body again<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Fatigue in my bones<br>I hope to never ever experience you again<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/mom-this-poem-is-for-you\/\">Mom, This Poem Is For You<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-09T22:52:27-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9 May, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>02 May 2025<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>When life became a new<br>It all started with you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The one who sacrifices nights of sleep<br>day after day as the small one cries<br>or keeps getting out of bed<br>to just be put back to bed<br>to just get out of bed<br>repeating the cycle again<br>and again<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It all started with you<br>When you decided to do a career change<br>from teaching to raising kids<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It all started with you<br>Always trying your best<br>Despite the hurtful words said<br>during times of the small ones<br>becoming young teenagers<br>only then to change into young adolescents<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>It all started with you<br>And I am forever grateful to have a mother<br>That is as self-sacrificing, loving, and kind as you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Thank you Mom for supporting us<br>Your stubborn, headstrong children<br>And Happy Mother&#8217;s Day<br>From this small one who<br>spent more time trying<br>to get out bed than sleep in it<br>Back when the world, in my eyes, was all still new<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/the-joys-of-being-the-youngest\/\">The Joys of Being the Youngest<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-02T23:40:09-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">2 May, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Date Written:<\/em><\/strong><em> 02 May 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Sometimes being the youngest in a household sucks when you are always the quiet sponge<br>always absorbing the pain of your parents and older sibling(s) too<br>Sometimes being so emotionally aware of the hurt your loved ones are going through<br>is a burden that was never meant for you<br><br>Whether it&#8217;s watching your older sibling(s) wall themselves so much<br>That when your parents poke at that wall<br>They lash out and blame them for all the failed promises and hurt they went through<br>Or watching your parents tear themselves down after hearing all the sacrifices they did for all of you<br>It won&#8217;t matter in the end, that much needed heart to heart with your older sibling(s) and parents will just not go through<br>It will fall into the cracks in the kitchen sink<br>Leaking, as your family addresses everything in that kitchen sink but the cracks<br>that the sink has gotten supporting all the heartbreak, grief, generational trauma, and sorrow your family has and continues to go through<br><br>Sometimes being the youngest in a household sucks when you are always the quiet sponge<br>always absorbing the pain of your parents and older sibling(s) too<br>Sometimes being so emotionally aware of the hurt your loved ones are going through<br>is a burden that was never meant for you<br><br>As the youngest,\u00a0 it&#8217;s not your job to play therapist for those 5, 10, 30+ years older than you<br>As the youngest, it&#8217;s not your job to look for ways to mend a cracked kitchen sink<br>Sometimes its best to let the kitchen sink crack and break, letting all it holds fall through<br>And just hope that when it all comes crashing down, you will still have a loving and supportive family to lean back into<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/desiring-success\/\">Desiring Success<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-25T09:31:02-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">25 April, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written:<\/strong> 25 April 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The desire to succeed<br>can push one past their limits<br>leading them to achieve what<br>they never thought to before<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But this desire of success<br>can also push one to<br>burn themselves out<br>leaving themselves completely drained<br>and in need of recovery<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We all may want success<br>We all may want to be successful<br>But is all this success,<br>all this achievement<br>really worth the self sacrifice<br>and unnecessary pain?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We may all desire success<br>But success is only<br>one part of our fleeting,<br>immemorable lives<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our success can mean nothing<br>to the those of us in the future<br>using our achievements as the<br>base building blocks for<br>their own success<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The desire of success<br>will push one to<br>burn themselves out<br>leaving themselves completely drained<br>and in need of recovery<br>with no way to break the cycle<br>or get out<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The desire of success<br>will either lead to great achievement<br>or to great depletion<br>with no way to tell which will happen<br>until one looks at the sacrifices they have made<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/washing-the-flames\/\">Washing The Flames<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-18T19:37:29-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">18 April, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>11 April 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash the flames with oxygen<br>Let it air dry out<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Swallow the anger<br>Let the passion glossen your eyes<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Absorb the white noise<br>Let it vibrate through your body and heart<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let the fear guide you<br>Let the anxiety focus you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wash the flames with a lack of oxygen<br>Watch it fizzle and die out<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Spit out the anger<br>Watch it harden the passion in your eyes<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bounce off the white noise<br>Deflect it all from your body and heart<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Let the courage direct you<br>Let the calmness distract you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>And always remember<br>No matter what you do to cleanse yourself of intense emotions<br>Make sure to let the cycle end and begin something anew<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/is-that-it-to-life\/\">Is That It To Life?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T22:05:44-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">9 April, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>06 April 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pressure like an avalanche<br>I am crumbling underneath<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Pelted down by rocks, mud, and sunken homes<br>As I stand on this mountain side with nothing to brace myself<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I take each impact as it comes.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life is full of overwhelm<br>And it\u2019s easy to feel crushed by the weight of it all<br>Yet life still moves on, whether or not you can handle it at all<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You can do your best to always prepare<br>To anticipate the unexpected and brace for the expected<br>But life does not care whether you do or don\u2019t<br>Life will continue with or without you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>So instead of always trying to be prepared<br>Instead of always expecting pressure to crack and avalanche down onto you<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s time for you to get yourself off that side of that mountain<br>And maybe go and explore the ocean or the sky,<br>Because after we die, that\u2019s it \u2013 that\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/you-and-me\/\">You and Me<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-04T23:53:54-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">4 April, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written:<\/strong> 23 February 2012<\/em><br><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Content Warning:<\/strong> This poem contains topics that may be sensitive to readers. Reader discretion is advised.<\/em><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If I die, who lives?<br>If I cry, do you laugh?<br>When I am hurt, do you care?<br>You go on, I repeat.<br>What is love?<br>What is pain?<br>Are they not one and the same?<br>A penny saved is a penny earned.<br>A picture is worth a thousand words.<br>Am I worth a thousand words?<br>Am I a penny saved, or am I a penny earned?<br>You run, I walk.<br>You demand, I give.<br>You hate me<br>But I love you.<br>You are negative, I am positive.<br>You fear, I dream<br>Of horrors<br>Of horses,<br>Of family,<br>Of friends,<br>Of enemies,<br>Of pets,<br>Of plants,<br>Of parasites.<br>If I give, do you receive?<br>An apple a day keeps the doctor away.<br>Will you try and keep me away?<br>Am I accepted, or am I rejected?<br>Am I in love, or am I in pain?<br>I forgive, but you get revenge.<br>I draw, you paint.<br>I sing, you dance.<br>I hurt, you heal.<br>I scream, you yell.<br>You punch, I kick.<br>You speak, I listen.<br>You threaten, I obey.<br>You bully, but do I harass?<br>If I am gone, will you be crying over me?<br>If I am gone, will you see what I see?<br>If I am gone, would you miss me?<br>Would you find someone to replace me?<br>If I am gone, would you remember me?<br>Am I human, or am I puppet to you?<br>You look up, I look down.<br>You are happy, but I am depressed.<br>No prescription can change how I feel<br>About you and the world<br>Discriminating, fighting, stealing, and killing.<br>But is that all worth it?<br>Are you happy?<br>Are you proud?<br>Are you scared?<br>Are you down?<br>Are you a friend?<br>Are you an enemy?<br>Do you stand there and watch from a distance<br>While I hurt and bleed?<br>Am I dead or am I living to you?<br>Flowers can wilt, flowers can die.<br>But have you forgotten<br>That flowers can bloom<br>That flowers can blossom?<br>I am not an angel<br>And you are not some devil.<br>You are human.<br>I am human.<br>You and me<br>Are human,<br>Are living.<br>Yet you act like I am nothing.<br>Speak now or forever hold your peace<br>For I am who I am,<br>I am me.<br>So the next time you make a rude remark or point a finger, just remember<br>That when you point a finger at someone,<br>You will have three fingers pointing back at you.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/my-wanting-for-only-success\/\">My Want For Only Success<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T21:14:23-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">26 March, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written:<\/strong> 26 March 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rejection is a normal part of life<br>yet why does it always crush me?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Disagreements are bound to happen<br>yet they always cause me great distress<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We cannot live in a world where everyone is happy<br>nor can we grow and learn only from success<br>but here I find myself striving for this impossibility<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My fears of rejection and failure haunt me<br>and when family, friends, and coworkers argue,<br>I find myself always tense<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Failure is a normal part of life<br>yet I always am striving towards success<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>My ambition seems to drain me more rather than less<br>but I must digress, for my fears that haunt me<br>they also provoke me to do my very best<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Rejection, failure, and loss may all be a normal part of life<br>but I cannot deny my drive for acceptance, accomplishment, and gain<br>so I will suffer through all this pain<br>alone as I bide my time<br>and continue to delude myself into<br>wanting an abnormal life only full of<br>acceptance, understanding, forgiveness,<br>and well, success.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/pictures-expression\/\">Picture&#8217;s Expression<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-21T23:18:50-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">21 March, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>15 November 2015<\/em><br><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hands pulls<br>Things tear<br>Bring me hope<br>Or bring me despair<br>You never cared<br>So I grip my hair<br>My hands pull<br>My head now hurts<br>It\u2019s what you do to my heart<br>Exactly that<br>Your hands pull my love apart<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/love-and-respect\/\">Love and Respect; The Union That Unites<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-14T23:11:43-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">14 March, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>14 March 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Our hands may link together<br>but our hearts\u2019 beat out of sink<br>and we never see eye to eye.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We may share the night together<br>but we never share our days<br>and we never make the time.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If love was supposed to be mutual,<br>why do I find my love weighing more<br>than your love that sits across from mine?<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If love was supposed 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class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">7 March, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>January 2015<\/em><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Cold wind.<br>Icy fire.<br>Rolls of thunder.<br>Scarred soil.<br>Yellow-white flashes.<br>Fluffy clouds,<br>Turn to grey clouds,<br>Then black clouds,<br>Dark clouds,<br>All gone.<br>Pitter-patter,<br>Pitter-patter,<br>Sounds the rain.<br>Rumble Rumble,<br>Rumble Rumble,<br>Sounds the Earthquake.<br>Cricket cricket,<br>Chirp chirp,<br>Sounds the night.<br>Silence Silence,<br>Silence Silence,<br>sounds the icy fright.<br>Ol&#8217; jack-O-Lantern is gone,<br>eaten in the form of pie<br>only to return again<br>in spirit as a tiny crystal<br>unique in every way it meets the eye.<br>Always quiet and watching by your window frame<br>Your sad pleas by the warm fire<br>The water escaping from your face<br>You&#8217;re all snuggled in blankets of comfort<br>Alone for another long night<br>Ol&#8217; Jack sees you<br>He feels your pain<br>He understands you<br>But is too afraid to go sit and stay<br>So away he turns<br>Mr. Jack Frost leaves in the<br>Cold wind<br>Icy fire<br>While falling down silently in the ever moody clouds,<br>He thinks of your face<br>And the wetness surrounding your eyes.<br>And every time he lands on your windowsill,<br>Your body changes shape<br>Growing older and older<br>Until the last long night strolls on by.<br>Soon you leave<br>You leave Jack be<br>All alone again<br>He is free from the burden we humans never bare to see<br>A snowflake<br>Your snowflake<br>Your little friend you never fully see.<br>Even when &#8220;death do us part&#8221;<br>Jack Frost will forever be a<br>Snowflake<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/what-pride-will-do\/\">What Pride Will Do<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-28T23:02:48-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">28 February, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written:<\/strong> 28 February 2026<\/em><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A raven\u2019s wings may glide in the wind<br>A snapping turtle\u2019s beak may hurt when it bites you<br>A mother\u2019s emotionally charged words may hurt her child<br>And an ocean\u2019s water may feel crushing when it captures youth<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Life has a way of making living numb<br>Death has a way of consuming what was once new<br>Gods\u2019 have ways to empower what little humans can do<br>And science has ways to define what we know we must not choose<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Winds can change the tide of a sailor\u2019s fate<br>You can change when you don\u2019t want to<br>Children can change their dreams before adults do<br>Youth can change how governments think things through<br>Numbness can sooth a broken heart and mind<br>New can deteriorate until it\u2019s weathered and used<br>Doing without thinking things through can bring more harm than good<br>Choosing what we know can limit us and leave us more confused<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>No matter what starts a sentence<br>The ending will begin again<br>A complete loop that few break free from<br>A love-hate cycle that humans subscribe to<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ambrcreations.net\/blog\/my-home\/\">My Home<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-21T23:57:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">21 February, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-full-content\"><!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Date Written: <\/strong>17 March 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