R.R.Noall

Sometimes a song takes you back. The things we know at 18, and all of the things we don’t.

Anyone else older and wiser now? (I hope all of us)

Storytime: I was 22 years old when I met my paternal grandmother for the first time. It wasn’t at an extended family gathering or a very delayed pre-planned meet up. It was at the Holiday Inn in Mayfield Village, Ohio, and I was working behind the front desk. 👩‍💻

She recently sent me this text message, “How does one deconstruct a life?” It’s been echoing in my head for a few months now.

There’s more to this story… the in-between of these two instances, but there also isn’t much. She’s a person I don’t know well, but she’s in my DNA. Honestly, I’m still trying to decide how I feel about all of it, and you’ll all find out someday in a nonfiction piece I’m writing.

Feel free to share your weird family stuff in the comments. Maybe together we can figure out how we feel.

Story time: It was very windy a few weeks ago in Colorado, which of course coincided with garbage day 😂. A few days afterwards, I was finding random bits of trash in my yard and came across a piece of paper.

I unfolded it, and quickly realized I’d found someone’s notes, which were probably from therapy. They were hand-written, and started in different places on the single page (I know the therapy scatter-brain well).

I had no idea who it belonged to, and know that what I read was incredibly intimate. At the same time, I felt lucky to get a small peek into someone’s life. The note ended with, “I’m not broken anymore.” ♥️

I folded the paper back up, ripped it to shreds, and threw it away. I’ve been thinking about it ever since.

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This year, expect 52 poems from me, which I’ll post every Tuesday. Along with each poem, I’ll have a little story in the caption. In addition to this, I’m very busy working on my next poetry collection, a fiction novel (mystery genre), and on From Whispers to Roars. See you next week ✌️

Beautiful illusions, and I’d be okay with that ♥️

Highway 50

Excited to share my thoughts on typewriter poetry with 303 Magazine ♥️

Inspiration on Demand: Meet Denver's Instant Poets - 303 Magazine The streets of Mile High are becoming more poetic with a rise in on-demand poetry from several poets in Denver.

Had a panic attack while on the peloton a few weeks ago. 100/10 do not recommend 😅