On My Own

August 4, 2020August 5, 2020Leave a comment

On My Own by Valerie Parente

It’s been three months alone
trying to have adventures on my own
at the places we used to go
undoing every single milestone
’cause I’m single but not stone-cold
and I still get pretty emotional.

I’m making progress, but it’s slow
still learning how to cope
with this loss you called a hoax.
Lucky you, it was never official
but you know you still filled that role
created an illusion that felt whole.

In these past three months alone
I’ve found new ways to fill that hole
without relying on some hope
that a man could make me a home
because I’ve got home in my soul
and this ugly road made me feel beautiful.

– Valerie Parente (8-4-2020)

Poetry Reading & Analysis (Daydreams Are Shadows ~ You’ve Made An Author Out of Me ~ Natural) (VIDEO)

August 2, 2020Leave a comment

Features “Daydreams Are Shadows”, “You’ve Made An Author Out of Me”, and “Natural”
from The Artist, The Muse on Amazon.com

Humbling Truth

August 1, 2020June 24, 2021Leave a comment

Humbling Truth by Valerie Parente

To speak your mind is your God given right
but to be heard is a gift.
Be humbled when the world listens.

– Valerie Parente (8-1-2020)

It’s About Time

July 24, 2020Leave a comment

It’s About Time by Valerie Parente

Don’t put off the thing you’re ready for if it makes you nervous
because the only thing you’re doing is putting off progress.
If it goes bad now you know why and it won’t torment you anymore,
if it goes well you’ll be blessed with a brand new chapter.

– Valerie Parente (7-24-2020)

Poetry Reading & Analysis (Why I Apologize ~ Tiara ~ Creator ~ Conscience of Nonsense) (VIDEO)

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Features “Why I Apologize”, “Tiara”, “Creator”, and “Conscience of Nonsense” from The Artist, The Muse on Amazon.com

Writing Is Therapy

July 21, 2020July 21, 20201 Comment

Writing Is Therapy by Valerie Parente

There’s something therapeutic and sincere
about rereading work that was once so dear
because even when you forget the reason behind the rhymes
you remember the lessons they brought to light.

– Valerie Parente (7-21-2020)

Poetry Reading & Analysis (The Gargoyle Mindset ~ Egomaniac ~ Dreams of Floating) (VIDEO)

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020Leave a comment

Poetry Reading & Analysis of poems from The Artist, The Muse including “The Gargoyle Mindset”, “Egomaniac”, and “Dreams of Floating”.

It’s Quite Simple

July 20, 2020Leave a comment

It’s Quite Simple by Valerie Parente

If you don’t want a girl to write about you being a prick
then don’t use your sharp wit to pierce a narcissist
whose asked you over and over to quit with all the mindgame bullshit
then expect the wound you chose to inflict to be pleasantly dismissed.

– Valerie Parente (7-20-2020)

Head In The Clouds

July 13, 2020June 24, 2021Leave a comment

Head In The Clouds by Valerie Parente

The reality of the situation was way beyond me
and I’m still in deep shock over the whole thing
because I don’t understand how I let the truth go over my head
when my head was sky-high in the clouds
like it’s always been.

– Valerie Parente (7-13-2020)

Real To Me

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020Leave a comment

Commentary on Rather Be Haunted.

Real To Me by Valerie Parente

How miraculous it is when you’re realizing
that there is a mirror between the universe and your psyche.
I saw a ghost and I thought it was real,
I had a connection with a boy that I thought was real
and whether it was real on the outside or just make-believe
this haunted experience had a real impact on me
so to come up with the title without even thinking
about how that metaphor mirrored my psychological making
became another “a-ha” moment where I knew God was with me
and without a doubt I know He was partaking in my journey.
These synchronicities don’t happen every now and then
they happen all the time, it’s just a matter of recognizing them.