Jenny Penland1 minLate Night Dopamine ‣ This is your brain on love.Perhaps a mind's only fine when it pretends. Must be why it always begins again.
Jenny Penland1 minEnvisage ‣ A broken glance that whispers - never, ever, ever.Imagine saying no until it excites you; 'til it bores you. Imagine saying no until you can't imagine wasting you breath on the syllable.
Jenny Penland2 minHeart Shaped Rain Clouds ‣ how far we go to forget.I’ve never much identified with sad. I’ve been hurt and torn and scared. Flippant, anxious, wary. I’ve known the sting of betrayal’s...
Jenny Penland1 minWarning Label ‣ The itch you can't scratch out.Remind yourself at the end, before I crawl my way in, under your skin.
Jenny Penland3 minMy Advice? Just Love ‣ Love unabashedly, unconditionally, authentically, and without fear.Learning who and what and how to love is a messy, messy process. But the heartaches and mistakes, if learned from, will better you.
Jenny Penland2 minGrowing Pains ‣ She's my litmus for all others.I close my eyes and try to memorize the patterned sound of squeak-creak-squeak-creak, as our chair rocks back and forth atop the uneven wood
Jenny Penland2 minA Flame By Any Other Name ‣ The day she learned the difference.You know when the train’s comin' - How fast it’s goin’ - And that you’re standin’ - Where it’s headed.
Jenny Penland1 minAlmost ≠ Enough ‣ Paper Cuts.There’s this part of me that hungers for the bloodlet. It’s like breaking a bone to set a sprain or lighting a controlled burn to put out...
Jenny Penland2 minSoulfire ‣ You're holding all the aces, girl - you've just got to play your cards.I have always been a cautious person... Someone who errs more towards toeing the water than diving in, head first. So when friends urged...