WordFall: Poetry By Ashley Rittenhouse

This set of poetry started being written from a darker part of my life. We all deal with lower states of mental health during life, and that's okay. While rooted in horrible thought patterns and lifestyle choices there was a lot of time when I wouldn't even talk to myself. My inner child refused to be present for me or even my own daughter. Day after day, depression and loneliness got so heavy that I turned to the notes section on my phone. I started to release what I couldn't say out loud ...