Write the Gut Wrenching Pain Away
It hunts me down like the corpse eating zombie
Beautiful wildflowers wither a somber death
Black sketches itself across the canvas of my heart
Shadows strip me of strength and sanity
A crown of invisible sadness covers my frame I sit and stare at a lifeless landscape
That just yesterday paraded around in color
Pain is always on my heels
And so I fall
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Dominica Applegate is an author, writer, and transpersonal spiritual teacher. Her teachings have helped millions of people experience emotional healing, relationship repair, and spiritual awakening. Earning her BA in Psychology and MA in Counseling, she worked 12 years in the mental health field before diving full-time into writing.
She runs Rediscovering Sacredness, an online portal that offers inspiration, essays, resources, and tools to help heal inner pain and experience more peace and joy.
Her books include Recycle Your Pain: It Has a Purpose, Into The Wild Shadow Work Journal, and a collection of poetry entitled, The Pain, It Shapes Her World.
