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WELCOME
I’m Jennifer! Thanks for stopping by. I’m a novice writer on a journey to self-publish. I wanted to create a space to share my thoughts, loves, experience with grief, as well as my dreams and fears with the hope of connecting and inspiring others along the way.
When I'm not writing, I'm a mother to a preteen and teacher of littles. I enjoy making music on GarageBand, buying more books than I have the time to read, nerding-out on planners,
and making random trips to the beach.
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Bright
Our future is bright, Babe I know right now, we’re having some dark days Just know that our smiles still shine bright, Babe Our eyes still glow Our hearts still beat Just know that as long as we have each other We’ll never taste defeat Our future is bright, Babe Keep your head up, Love Look above, Love and know that I’m staring at the same sky With you Always on my mind We see the same sun and the same stars We’ll always be close and never far Out future is bright, Babe Copyr
Jennifer Parks
Jan 71 min read
Sterling Silver
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Jennifer Parks
Jul 19, 20251 min read
Deserving
So, I guess, I’m writing to say that I deserve this. All of the wonderful things that life has to offer. I deserve a vacation. I deserve...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 19, 20251 min read
Yesterday and Today
I wore my heart on my sleeve yesterday I cried in font of you yesterday (for the first time) I showed you my biggest fears yesterday I...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 19, 20251 min read
I’ve Been Writing About You
Before I met you I was already writing about you Waiting for you And now you’re here Arriving when I least expected it One early random...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 14, 20251 min read
You Fell Out of the Sky and Landed on my Heart
There I was minding my own business Asleep Oblivious Unbeknownst to me The stars were aligning our destiny The exact moment occurring...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 14, 20251 min read
Tilted
My world tilted when you entered it Slid it off its axis Everything shifted My heart and mind you lifted You had me feeling special,...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 14, 20251 min read
Purity ring
More than a nod to my favorite band It’s about matrimony My hand My body That I’m keeping for you This ring I wear is for God It’s for me...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 14, 20251 min read
My Heart
My heart was once shattered and scattered All over the South Bay Sadly, I was okay I accepted that my heart was decimated and obliterated...
Jennifer Parks
Jul 14, 20251 min read
It’s not you. It’s me.
Hi, my name is Jennifer and I have complex ptsd and I suffer from seasonal depression and prolonged grief. I suffer from nightmares and I...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 22, 20252 min read
Love Doesn’t Love Me
Break Ups They always hurt and they’ll never get easy Because I love hard I love fast I love easy I want to be loved But love doesn’t...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 22, 20251 min read
Just Know
If this thing between us doesn’t work out. If we took this thing off the ground too fast. Just know that my heart was pure and that my...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 22, 20252 min read
Men on Repeat
Is this just the same guy? Over and over again on repeat? Meet, greet, let him devour me I back away He pushes I pull Somewhere along the...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 22, 20251 min read
The Queen
I used to be the queen of stuffing my feelings down Forget it Move on Act like it never happened Parade around town Talk about it? Cry?...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 21, 20252 min read
Life
At 30 years old, life gripped me by the throat, pushed me against a wall and said: “Hey, you. Beautiful, brown-eyed, girl from sunny,...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 12, 20252 min read
Loving the Lost
It’s amazing what honesty can bring. Usually a deeper connection. No judgment, no expectation just hey, I understand, I know your walk, I...
Jennifer Parks
Jun 12, 20251 min read
You're Still Not Ready
You’re still not ready Why would I expect you to be You’re younger than me I guess it comes with the territory You see, I dive in...
Jennifer Parks
Apr 14, 20251 min read
Survivor Guilt
So I know you’re probably having a blast in heaven… and I mean why would you want to come back down to this dumpster fire anyway? But I...
Jennifer Parks
Apr 12, 20252 min read
The Deep Blue Sea
We wanted to be Marine Biologists, you and me Now that you're gone, ocean documentaries is the only thing that puts me to sleep You swam...
Jennifer Parks
Apr 7, 20251 min read
When They Come Back
They can sense me They know that I’m healing And that’s when they come sniffing Begging me All of a sudden They love me All of a sudden...
Jennifer Parks
Apr 5, 20251 min read
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