Sage Creative Corner
Dedicated to creative expression via poetry and prose.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2016
Everything Girls Love Health and Wellness Blogger
Everything Girls Love is a digital lifestyle brand for women to locate informative content on everything from wellness and finance to love and fashion, co-founded by entertainment manager and reality TV star Yandy Smith.
I recently joined the EGL Team as a Health and Wellness Blogger and support its mission of being a women who cannot compromise her family or career, but can be great at both.
Hear my thoughts on why it’s counterproductive and counterintuitive to diet during the winter in my Everything Girls Love blog post, “Bulk in the Winter, Shred in the Spring.”
I recently joined the EGL Team as a Health and Wellness Blogger and support its mission of being a women who cannot compromise her family or career, but can be great at both.
Hear my thoughts on why it’s counterproductive and counterintuitive to diet during the winter in my Everything Girls Love blog post, “Bulk in the Winter, Shred in the Spring.”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016
Peacock Feathers and Honey
Doused in honey
and caught in a tsunami of peacock feathers
we’re forever connected
a bond that predates most
of my relationships
and once in awhile
when I mistakenly travel back in time
and relive dark, dirty secrets
you help me find my way back
and we unearth meaning and purpose
and the novelty of it all
and it’s those moments that I cherish
they’re as fundamental to me as
preserving humanity
a sweetness akin to honey
not dark, but bright
reminiscent of peacock feathers.
and caught in a tsunami of peacock feathers
we’re forever connected
a bond that predates most
of my relationships
and once in awhile
when I mistakenly travel back in time
and relive dark, dirty secrets
you help me find my way back
and we unearth meaning and purpose
and the novelty of it all
and it’s those moments that I cherish
they’re as fundamental to me as
preserving humanity
a sweetness akin to honey
not dark, but bright
reminiscent of peacock feathers.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015
Concealed Emotions
Dressed in all black
like an assassin
I blend in with my
dark thoughts
stealth and agility
a master of suppression
you’d never know
I implode my emotions
to prevent a detonation of petulant,
angry truths
retreat unscathed
void of conflict and casualties
but my insides are raw and burnt.
like an assassin
I blend in with my
dark thoughts
stealth and agility
a master of suppression
you’d never know
I implode my emotions
to prevent a detonation of petulant,
angry truths
retreat unscathed
void of conflict and casualties
but my insides are raw and burnt.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015
Silent, No More
At a very young age
They killed my voice
Years of loveless burning flames
slow suffocation
It finally decomposed
But, like a rising Phoenix
My voice was reborn
It's no longer low and strangled
Instead, more precise and matter of fact
My eyes on the sun
I speak with passion
I confront sugar-coated aggression
I dismiss scathing sarcasm
I cut ties with backbiting jackasses
Provoked, threatened or mocked
I will annihilate you
without second thought or regret.
They killed my voice
Years of loveless burning flames
slow suffocation
It finally decomposed
But, like a rising Phoenix
My voice was reborn
It's no longer low and strangled
Instead, more precise and matter of fact
My eyes on the sun
I speak with passion
I confront sugar-coated aggression
I dismiss scathing sarcasm
I cut ties with backbiting jackasses
Provoked, threatened or mocked
I will annihilate you
without second thought or regret.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015
Inner Reset
I’m not a chronic profanity abuser
but I woke up this morning like:
eff it.
It was as if someone with an aura,
dark and pompous
intentionally
walked on my white carpet
with muddy stilettos
and then apologized disingenuously.
Remnants of painful memories
abruptly incensed me.
But, instead of initiating the DMX playlist,
I closed my eyes and waited,
unclenched my fists, simultaneously
hitting the reset buttons
in my heart and mind and
allowed the masked anger, called pain
to dissipate.
but I woke up this morning like:
eff it.
It was as if someone with an aura,
dark and pompous
intentionally
walked on my white carpet
with muddy stilettos
and then apologized disingenuously.
Remnants of painful memories
abruptly incensed me.
But, instead of initiating the DMX playlist,
I closed my eyes and waited,
unclenched my fists, simultaneously
hitting the reset buttons
in my heart and mind and
allowed the masked anger, called pain
to dissipate.
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ERIKA "SAGE" KELLEY
Sage \'sāj\ - One that has wisdom through reflection and experience.
About Me
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- Erika Kelley, pseudonym Sage, works for the state Department of Education as an Education Specialist. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, weight training, and spending time with her husband and three sons.
Love for Writing
Sage's love for writing inspired her to create a literary blog, Sage Creative Corner, and writing group, Creative Scribblers, which is designed to help motivated writers refine and polish their writing skills through group interaction and critiquing. Erika has had social commentary published in online publications and poetry published in various anthologies and online magazines and journals.
Followers
Published Poetry: Literary Journals
- "Extroverted to a Fault" and "At Odds" The Word Place, 2011
- "Circus Monkeys" The Bicycle Review Issue 1, 2009
- "Beautiful" River Poets Journal Volume 3, Issue 3, 2009
- "Mine, Yours...Ours" River Poets Journal Volume 2, Issue 2, 2008
- "Daydreaming" Poetry Super Highway 2008
- "Rainbows," "The Cemetery," "Me, You, Music," "My Passion," and "Beyond the Shoreline" NUMBAT pdu Issue 2, 2008
- "Relatives by Marriage" Flask and Pen, 2008
Published Poetry: Anthology and Chapbook Features
- "Finally" Poetry of Marriage Anthology, Canadian Federation of Poets, 2009
- "Daydreaming" The Leaf Gatherers Chapbook, Lilly Press, 2008
- "Natural Rock" If You Believe, You Will Succeed Anthology, Mud Puddle Books, 2008
- "My Darling Love" For You, Daughter Anthology, Mudd Puddle Books, 2008
- "Blue Skies," "My Rejuvenation," "My Summer Love," and "Apprehensive Independence" Acts of Faith Anthology, Wright Jusino Publishing, 2008
- "Nature's Musing" and "My Sweet Revival" On the Quiet Side Anthology, New Jersey Poetry Society, 2008
Published Prose
- "Over Starbucks Coffee" River Poets 55 Word Short Stories Collection Chapbook, Lilly Press, 2009
- "I Do It Once A Week" River Poets 55 Word Short Stories Collection Chapbook, Lilly Press, 2009
- "The Male Perspective" The Coil Review, October 2009
- "Female Bullies...as Children and Adults" Feminist.com, September 2008
- "Women in the Workplace: Assertive vs. Aggressive" Feminist.com, July 2008
MY PASSION
Third night in a row you kept me up past midnight. This will have to stop…eventually. I can’t take the black circles under my eyes much longer, nor the fatigue. Yet, my brain remains animated, hungry for more. Tangled with my emotions, dripping with my creativity, hanging on to my every word. At least for one more night…I write.
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