Diary of the Broken Ballerina

I took this picture on my trip to Puerto Rico. The streets in Old San Juan were bustling with life, and there he was just playing chords on his old accordion. Don’t you wonder what his story is?

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Conversation With the Mirror

May 22, 2022 by Mariana Allsop

The hardest questions to ask are the ones to self. So many levels of you, me, us, them, he, her, him. How do you ask a question to “I”? Do you know who I am? Do I know who I am? What’s more important? What you know or what I know I am? Nothing is… Read more
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Writers BLOCK

May 22, 2022 by Mariana Allsop

I wish it was easy for me to write down my thoughts. At first the words are dormant, suspended in the deep, black abyss – A dimension in my mind. A place where I yearn to swim. Sometimes, I can only access it in my day-dreams or in my restless sleep. My place is a… Read more
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RaMBliNG ThOUghTS

May 22, 2022 by Mariana Allsop

So, I sit and write.Not in the right state of mind, but still I think.My lightbulbs are broken and cracked open so my ideas flow free, while my body is locked down by gravity.These chains.These chains are heavy, can I still break free?I cut up a magazine for pictures of where I want to be.A… Read more
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Nightfall Overture

May 22, 2022 by Mariana Allsop

Emerald, green lanterns with wings.Watch them.So serene, as they float suspended in the nightgown of the man in the moon’s mistress.Midnight, black silk- translucent lace adorned with trapped hopes and dreams.So bright, they shine.In awe I stare .Never have I seen such beauty.Never have I felt such despair.Whispering winds carry bedtime prayers.Up, up, up!The rapacious… Read more
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The Last Tree

May 22, 2022 by Mariana Allsop

One sentence touched my soul today.I didn’t catch it right away.Eight softly spoken words.Strong enough to pierce through the anger and resentment that I held.“I am in the autumn of my life”, he said.I no longer saw him as a man.He became a lonely tree.In a barren field he stood tall and was looking down… Read more
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My First Blog Post

July 17, 2019 by Mariana Allsop

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.