In my daily writing practice as a poet, I have been attempting to adopt a “less is more” mentality (mainly in order to prove to myself that I can). My natural tendency is to present a reader with long-winded narratives that craft the world of emotion within a poem. In playing with haiku, I force myself to stick to the confines of 17 syllables to get my point across. Meanwhile, in my personal healing practice, I have been reflecting on my journey through three years of eating disorder recovery. This prompt sparked a question I’ve been asking myself privately - was the act of engaging with my illness ever truly about making myself smaller? Or did I want to create distance between myself and everything around me?”
- @depressoshot

Perspective / Haiku for the Mini Spoon
Haiku on digital photograph
Scarborough, Maine
03/23/24