Kimmy Higginbotham

Silence is like sandpaper on my frontal love, But words make my ears bleed. The thought of speaking out loud to another person for even...

How do I endure When connection was the cure for my depression? How do I maintain a balance in my brain through touch suppression? How do...

I sleep best under warm blankets in a cold room. I sleep best with a body next to me. There's a song called "Weightless" that helps when...

I had a sex dream about you last night. Is that accurate? I dreamt I slept with you. I dreamt I lay with you, That I shared a bed with...

What is the work worth doing? What is the fat worth chewing? Why is the damn cat mewing? Just ignore her. She just wants attention. But...

How much of what currency will bring back my sense of safety? How much of what currency will revive my sense of self? How much of what...

Once upon a time there was a beautiful mountain. Her raiments were green grass and wildflowers; her hair a tangle of trees. She was...

Inspired by Drift on April 26, 2020 Things I want for our “someday home”... A Magnolia tree. A pink one. Fragrantly sweet. One of the...

May 9, 2020 When did you grow up? If you did... My chest grew up long before my hands. Which, as it turns out, was a problem. Body,...

May 8, 2020 What would you Fight to Protect? My family My friends My acquaintances My strangers My enemies Any living person Any living...

May 7, 2020 What are you Grateful for? To be alive in this beautiful world with the ability to fall in love. My strong support system. My...

May 6, 2020 What do you love? Family first, and home. Home is with them, always. West Virginia, of course, my Mountain Mama who held me...

I am truly thankful that Cat assigned us to commune with nature. It has helped restore me in ways I cannot describe in words and now...

I fell asleep with my bare back Facing the open window Drinking in the cool moisture, Feeling the caress of the breeze Like a lover's...

The air sounds like the ocean today. A heavy crashing, distant roar, and rush. And as a misty rain crawls In through my bedroom window To...

More proof that I'm not who I once was not who I want to be. I dream of gardens and being connected to the Earth on an almost Druidic...

The sunshine gives me peace of mind And I realize I've never relaxed before I have nowhere to go, nowhere to be And, for once, I'm not...

Started March 6 2020. Added March 8 2020. Edited March 25, 2020. Edited March 30, 2020 I Calm to me is starry nights, fireside. Crackle....

Written March 6 2020 Wife... Me By: Kimmy Higginbotham "I'll be a good wife", I say, and I believe it. I have plans, ideas - big ideas. I...

Written March 4 2020 What Makes a Family By: Kimmy Higginbotham I used to have a window in my bedroom I fell asleep to slatted lines of...