Kimmy Higginbotham

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 can't turn my mind...

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 you... Or somebody lik...

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 what is the work wort...

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 currency will breathe ...

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

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 first trees on Earth. D...

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, thoughts, emotions - I wa...

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

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 loving family. For ...

May 6, 2020 What do you love? Family first, and hoe. Home is with them, always. West Virginia, of course, my mountain mama who held me at her hillside breast...

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 continue the practice be...

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 trailing fingers. Trust...

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 caress my bare arms...

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 level, and yet I can't ...

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 forcing productivity

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. Hiss. Pop. The smell...

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 know how to care fo...

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 Christmas lights on y...

Written March 3 2020 Counting Starts at 1 By: Kimmy Higginbotham Positive, Positive, Positive, A day, one day, three years ago We truly became a family then ...

I give, I take, I want, I reject, I yield, I stand my ground I Give - Feb 26 2020 - feelings from within the mask A grabbing, groping, collecting A pulling, ...