that girl I called me

getting creative in the name of self discovery

#veryhumanthings #expressivearts #selfdiscovery

I am sad

That girl I called me

She is dying

Her existence has become terminal

A deathly prognosis

undetermined but definite

I am sad

She is the best friend I ever had

This beautiful constant reminder of my own contemptible repulsiveness

An unrelenting truth in my mirror of grotesque

My dependable companion

This girl I have loved

I am sad

I must lay her to rest

But what will remain?

A gaping chasm where a girl once was

A girl who was supposed to be a woman but she never grew up

And now she will be gone before her time

I am sad

I want to grip her like a drowning child

Save her! Please dear god, save her

But with each breath she grows more limp

Until she will be just a memory

A memory of a precious life not lived

I am sad

Can I release her to that space?

Taken before she is ready

And now some other me is taking her away

Photo: Maddie

Writing: Kendall

How Are You Doing?

Can't talk it out? Can you draw it? Squiggle it? Dig holes into the couch? Burn something (safely!). Blow a dandelion and watch it scatter?

anything and everything matters

If it comes from you, it is IMPORTANT

We are in this together

The Very Human Beings

Come Along: What is this and how to join in?

Sometimes words just don't express, do they? Or sometimes they do but not as conversation or talk. We often get very lost trying to articulate in everyday sentences. So we turn to art, music, film, sound, metaphor, creative dialogue, prose, you name it. Whatever will help us take "it" from "that" to "this".

You know what is the most amazing thing about humans? Every single one of us is a creative being. Every single one of us has the ability to express ourselves creatively. If you haven't already tried, give it a go and experience the freedom it brings. It's breathtaking, we promise!

What's that? You are not an artist? You can't? Who told you that? For me it was my grade 1 classroom teacher and my grade 5 music teacher. Who was it for you?​

Here – throw egg in their face!

Come on, we have even garnished it for you!

CAN'T. CAN'T. CAN'T. CAN'T. CAN'T. CAN

Grab whatever you have at your fingertips and dig deep into your pockets of all you can and let's help each other say what some days we just can't.

As always, feel free to riff off ours if you are stuck. In fact, we would LOVE that. ​

If you're feeling brave, post your versions in our comment feed so others can be inspired too. Or upload to your own social media (be sure to use our hashtags - #veryhumanthings - so we can find each other). Either way, make sure to comment on posts by others and encourage one another as we find new voices.

The only rules are: RESPECT!

See you in there!

Kendall et al