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I'm a middle-aged nobody breathing one day at a time in Canada while screaming into the world through the written word.

Under the Cedar Trees is a cathartic outlet for unmasking and processing navigating life through a lens of mental illness and ASD. Random thoughts and creations regarding any topics that come to mind and need to be voiced may also be shared here.

Poetry (326)
- Free Verse (205)
- Poem Series (17)
- Senryū (64)
- Haiku (46)
- Freewriting (4)
- Stream of Consciousness Poems (14)
- Responses & After-Poems (2)
- Rhymes (2)
- Bite-Sized Poems (28)
Prose (1)
- Mini Stories (1)
Journaling (95)
- Dream records (3)
- Bite-Sized Thoughts (41)
- Stream of Consciousness Journaling (8)
Visual Art & Design (2)
- Typography/Lettering (2)

Themes, topics, tones

acceptance animals anxiety beginnings burnout calm cats change confusion connection disappointment disconnection dissociation distance false friends flowers fun guilt healing hiding home hunger illness indecision injury internal dialogue internet kindness loss men nostalgia pebbling pets pills purpose questioning regret seasons secrets self-doubt self-identity self-suppression sex sleep solitude stars storms verbal shutdowns vulnerability weather

"Through journaling, your voice
cannot go unheard."
— Unknown

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Tag: introspection

Senryū 2025.01.15

Published by Lee Under the Cedar Trees on January 15, 2025

Confused heart beats on
Waiting for the solitude
I don’t really want

Different Lines, Different Shapes are my Language and Voice

Published by Lee Under the Cedar Trees on August 19, 2024

I never should have left the words behind.

Continue readingDifferent Lines, Different Shapes are my Language and Voice

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