Photo Of The Day 5.16.21

Photo By: Candice Leigh

πŸ““πš‚πš˜ 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚐𝚘, 𝙸 πš™πšžπš•πš•πšŽπš 𝚘𝚞𝚝 πšŠπš•πš• πš–πš’ πš˜πš•πš πšŠπš—πš πšŒπšžπš›πš›πšŽπš—πš πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš•πšœ.
πŸ“”π™°πš—πš πšπš‘πš’πšœ πš˜πš—πšŽ πš™πšŠπš›πšπš’πšŒπšžπš•πšŠπš› πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš•, πš‹πš›πš˜πšžπšπš‘πš πš‹πšŠπšŒπš” πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ πš–πšŽπš–πš˜πš›πš’πšŽπšœ πšπš‘πšŠπš— 𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš πš‹πšŠπš›πšπšŠπš’πš—πšŽπš πšπš˜πš›.
βœπŸΎπ™Έπš 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšπš‘πšŽ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš• πšπš‘πšŠπš go𝚝 πšπš›πš˜πš™πš™πšŽπš 𝚘𝚏𝚏 πš πš’πšπš‘ πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›πš’πšπš‘πš’πš—πš πšŽπš•πšœπšŽ π™Έβ€™πš πš—πšŽπšŽπš πš’πš— πš–πš’ πš—πšŽπš  πšπšŽπš–πš™πš˜πš›πšŠπš›πš’ πš‘πš˜πš–πšŽ.
πŸ€―πšƒπš‘πšŽ 𝚝𝚠𝚘 πš πšŽπšŽπš”πšœ 𝙸 πšœπš™πšŽπš—πš πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŠπš πš™πšœπš’chπš’πšŠπšπš›πš’πšŒ πš‘πš˜πšœπš™πšπš’πšŠπš• 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πš‘πšŽπš•πš•. π™±πšžπš πšπš‘πšŽ πš–πšŽπš–πš˜πš›πš’πšŽπšœ πš•πšŽπšπš πš‹πšžπš›πš—πšŽπš πš’πš—πšπš˜ πš–πš’ πš–πš’πš—πš πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πšœπš‘πšŠπš™πšŽπš πš–πšŽ πš’πš—πšπš˜ wh𝚘 𝙸 πšŠπš– 𝚝𝚘𝚍𝚊𝚒.
πŸ₯²πš‚πšπš’πš•πš• 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πš’πšœ 𝚍𝚊𝚒, 𝙸 πš•πš˜πš˜πš” 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πšŒπš˜πšŸπšŽπš› 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŠπš πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš• πšŠπš—πš πš•πšŠπšžπšπš‘ 𝚊𝚝 πšπš‘πšŽ πš’πš›πš˜πš—πš’ πšπš‘πšŠπš πš’πš— πš˜πš—πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 πšπš‘πšŽ 𝚜𝚊𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝 πš–πš˜πš–πšŽπš—πšπšœ 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ πš•πš’πšπšŽ, πšπš‘πšŽ πšŒπš˜πšŸπšŽπš› 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš• πšœπšŠπš’πš, β€œπ™·π™°π™Ώπ™Ώπšˆβ€. π™»πš’πšπšŽ πšŠπš—πš πš’πšπšœ πš“πš˜πš”πšŽπšœ, πš›πš’πšπš‘πš?!
πŸ“π™°πš—πš’πš‘πš˜πš˜, πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš˜πšžπš›πšπš‘ 𝚍𝚊𝚒 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚒, πšπš’πš—πšŠπš•πš•πš’ 𝙸 πšŒπš˜πšžπš•πšŽ πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš• 𝚝𝚘 πš πš›πš’πšπšŽ πš’πš.
π™·πš˜πš  𝙸 πš‘πšŠπš πš–πš’πšœπšœπšŽπš πš’πš 𝚜𝚘.
πŸ˜©π™Έ πš›πšŽπš–πšŽπš–πš‹πšŽπš› πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πš’ πš—πš˜πš πš•πšŠπšœπšπš’πš—πš πš•πš˜πš—πš πš‹πšŽπšŒπšŠπšžπšœπšŽ πšπš‘πš˜πšžπšπš‘ πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πš‘πšŠπš πšπš’πšŸπšŽπš— πš–πšŽ πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš•, πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πš›πšŽπšπšžπšœπšŽπš 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πšŸπšŽ πš–πšŽ 𝚊 πš™πšŽπš— πš˜πš› πš™πšŽπš—πšŒπš’πš•.
πŸ€¬π™°πš—πš 𝙸 πš›πšŽπš–πšŽπš–πš‹πšŽπš› πš‹πšŽπšŒπš˜πš–πš’πš—πš πš’πš—πšπšžπš›πš’πšŠπšπšŽπš πšŠπš—πš πšœπš‘πš˜πšžπšπš’πš—πš, β€œπšˆπš˜πšžβ€™πšŸπšŽ πšœπšπš›πš’πš™πš™πšŽπš πš–πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 evπšŽπš›πš’πšπš‘πš’πš—πš πšŽπš•πšœπšŽ, πšŠπš—πš πš—πš˜πš  𝙸 πšŒπšŠπš—β€™πš πšŽπšŸπšŽπš— πš‘πšŠπšŸπšŽ 𝚊 πš™πšŽπš—πšŒπš’πš• 𝚝𝚘 πš πš›πš’πšπšŽ πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš’πš!”
πŸ–Š π™»πš˜πš—πš πšœπšπš˜πš›πš’ πšœπš‘πš˜πš›πš, πš–πš’ πšπš’πš›πšœπš πšŽπš—πšπš›πš’ πš’πš— πš–πš’ πš“πš˜πšžπš›πš—πšŠπš•-π™³πšŠπš’ 𝟺 𝚘𝚏 πš–πš’ 𝟸 πš πšŽπšŽπš” 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚒- 𝚠𝚊𝚜 πšŠπš‹πš˜πšžπš πš‘πš˜πš  𝙸 πš‘πšŠπšπš—β€™πš πšŒπš˜πš—πšŸπš’πš—πšŒπšŽπš πšŠπš—πš’πš˜πš—πšŽ 𝚒𝚎𝚝 πšπš‘πšŠπš 𝙸 πšŒπš˜πšžπš•πš 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚊 πš™πšŽπš— wiπšπš‘πš˜πšžπš πš’πš—πšπšŽπš—πšπš’πš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš‘πšžπš›πš πš–πš’πšœπšŽπš•πšβ€¦
πŸ–π™½πš˜, πš’πš—πšœπšπšŽπšŠπš πš–πš’ πš™πš•πšŽπšŠπšœ πšπš˜πš› 𝚊 πšŒπš›πšŽπšŠπšπš’πšŸπšŽ πš˜πšžπšπš•πšŽπš πš˜πš—πš•πš’ πš›πšŽπšŠπšŒπš‘πšŽπš πšπš‘πšŽ πšŒπš›πšŠπš’πš˜πš— πš•πšŽπšŸπšŽπš• 𝚘𝚏 𝚜𝚊𝚏𝚎𝚝𝚒

Photo Of The Day 5.11.21

Photo By: Candice Leigh

πŸ₯€πŸ₯€

and maybe i need them both

i know i need them both, actually

i’m just afraid no one would understand

i was birthed from darkness

there are holes throughout my body that house darkness due to the unspeakable acts done in the light

there are scars that sit on my skin

that scream when i step into the sun

how is it that light is the only place where i can be seen

yet that same light blinds the eyes and deafens the ears to the screams of my shadows

they tried to convince me that the light is where i was meant to be

and it wasn’t until that very moment that i knew i’d never be completely whole without the darkness…

Photo Of The Day 5.9.21

Photo By: Candice Leigh

πŸ₯€πŸ₯€
the light is still shining
and as I focused on whether or not
the door was still open
I wondered why I was so hesitant to smile
why hadn’t I thrown myself into the light by now
I wanted to-more than anything really
but does anyone truly escape the darkness
i’ve never known darkness to lose its grip
however when I sit on the brink of happiness i feel it pulling me back
only to remind me of who is really in charge
so I smile but with caution
I laugh but not too loud
i’ve housed darkness for so long
it’s become the unwanted houseguest
I can’t get rid of
and every time I go to step towards the sun
it whispers- β€œwhat’s done in the dark always comes to the light”
…
πŸ₯€πŸ₯€