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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.

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Poetry (255)
- Free Verse (161)
- Poem Series (17)
- Senryū (47)
- Haiku (37)
- Freewriting (4)
- Stream of Consciousness Poems (11)
- Responses & After-Poems (2)
- Rhymes (2)
- Bite-Sized Poems (25)
Prose (1)
- Mini Stories (1)
Journaling (66)
- Bite-Sized Thoughts (32)
- Stream of Consciousness Journaling (7)
Visual Art & Design (2)
- Typography/Lettering (2)

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aging animals anxiety autistic shutdowns burnout catharsis cats chance change comfort confidence confusion connection control daily life disconnection dissociation emotional suppression false friends flowers food hiding home hopelessness hunger indecision injury inspiration internal dialogue late night learning men narrative optimism pets poems purging regret reminders searching secrets self-suppression sex silence sleep surrender tears time understanding verbal shutdowns

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

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Tag: surrender

Senryū 2025.02.24, 02.25

Published by Lee Under the Cedar Trees on February 25, 2025

…
I find myself calmed
Somehow in this acceptance
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Continue readingSenryū 2025.02.24, 02.25

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