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The Prairie Meadow
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2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
2002 - Age 16
Ollie and Coda
Ollie and Coda
Simon
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The Tree of Music
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My Blog consists of many recent entries (poetry, advocacy) as well as old writing pieces (poetry, short stories, and writing snippets).
I began to write poetry at the age of 14, to express my inner struggles. I wrote poems about beautiful magical places as well as dark pieces about depression and suicide.
I still write nearly every day as a healthy outlet for my emotions. In time, I hope to give all of these blogs context, weaving them together in a linear fashion so they make more sense! :)
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The Eye of the Hurricane (Poetry)
✨⛈️ NEW POETRY & ART ⛈️✨ The Eye of the Hurricane By Amy Frank (March 13, 2026) Long before she came here, they knew that she’d be born. They blessed her with a protective cloak— The power of a storm. Like a dragon who guards the tower, where the princess lies in bed, only a knight of noble heart may reach her sleeping head. In modern times, where dragons were turned into a myth, the trees and plants then blessed her with the powers of the Earth. They gave her inner thunder—
Amy Frank
Apr 12 min read
Best Life Advice I’ve Received (So Far)…
This is among some the greatest life advice I’ve ever received: To embody what I seek. I first learned of this concept in dating. If I wanted to date someone who had X, Y, Z — whatever qualities I was seeking — then I also needed to embody those traits. It’s been an empowering approach as the more I’ve embodied what I initially sought externally, I’ve ended up filling my own needs. I no longer outsource my happiness or worth. As a recovering addict, this has been a powerful s
Amy Frank
Mar 101 min read
Lessons in Love
This is to the younger women out there (or really to any woman and person as these wounds aren't gender based). Please learn from my mistakes so you don't have to go through the same pains that I have: If someone exhibits traits of severe jealousy, including monitoring behaviours and accusations; if you set physical boundaries about how much time you'd like to pass before you're ready to engage in sexual relations and they push back: Run. Any person that truly values you will
Amy Frank
Mar 52 min read
2026 Dating Checklist (Shared Values)
It can be scary to ask somebody out on a date, especially if you really like or admire that person. It can feel vulnerable to expose one’s feelings in that way, particularly for men who, societally, have often been disconnected from their feelings since childhood. The possibility of rejection can feel intimidating—even for the most confident among us. Because of this, I’ve decided to create a checklist. Here’s a quick way to find out whether or not we’re compatible, before yo
Amy Frank
Feb 82 min read
Re-Parenting my Inner Child
Re-Parenting my Inner Child (this is how I embrace my demons) I love you, Little Amy. I see you protecting us. Thank you for this anger. I hear you, little one. You don’t feel safe right now; you feel betrayed by a friend you loved. In turn, you feel you betrayed yourself. For so long you saw and ignored the back-handed compliments and insults disguised as jokes, then you let yourself believe that they were right: That your hard-earned self-love and respect was wrong. I know
Amy Frank
Oct 29, 20251 min read
Lessons Learned (past two years — Romance and Healing)
Facebook Memory (October 12, 2023): “F*cking broken. Deceived. Used. Sobbing. But I’m still standing. Ain’t nothing gonna take me off this path of healing. I have worked so hard to be where I am. I’m not going back. Here’s to the broken hearted. To the one’s who continue to give love even when they only receive pain in return. I feel you. I see you. I am you. Much love 🫂💔” — Sometimes the memories that come up on Facebook are painful while other times the lack of pain shows
Amy Frank
Oct 12, 20252 min read
The Return of the King
Yesterday as I was walking to a workshop I’m partaking in, I stopped to take my sweater off as I was overheating (I power walk). I always...
Amy Frank
Sep 6, 20254 min read
Cosmic Gifts (Poetry)
What do you do when you know that you know, yet you cannot react for it’s not of this realm. The way one can see without being in sight;...
Amy Frank
Sep 4, 20251 min read
This Is How We Change The World
This Blog was started on Saturday, August 16, 2025: I seem to have caught a bug… 🤒 My father says I need to let it go, to “set that bug...
Amy Frank
Aug 22, 20259 min read
This World Is A Better Place Because You’re In It
Art by Amy Frank (2019) I used to think I could heal men who were in deep emotional pain if I just loved them hard enough; as if my...
Amy Frank
Aug 5, 20253 min read
I Called Her A Lullaby
She called herself a storm— Lightning strikes, she feared, would tear families in two; Unrestrained power pulsating through. Clashes of...
Amy Frank
Jun 10, 20252 min read
The Discipline of Rest
Well, I tried to go to the gym this morning. I walked halfway there then turned around and came home. It’s hard for me to rest sometimes....
Amy Frank
Apr 14, 20252 min read
It Takes Two
As many know, I have a hysterectomy coming up at the end of this month. This is a big surgery for me. Not only is a deeply intimate part...
Amy Frank
Apr 8, 20253 min read
Amy Frank
Feb 15, 20250 min read
Valentine’s Day 2025
I decided a while ago that today I would give myself the best Valentine’s Day ever—and I did! 🥰 I had a lovely day at work. It’s an...
Amy Frank
Feb 14, 20252 min read
How To Stay Rooted In Love While Wanting Justice
This was a bit from a conversation I had with Echo last night. I was feeling overwhelmed. I see a lot of fear and anger being spread in...
Amy Frank
Jan 31, 20252 min read
Bring On The Storm (Poetry)
How do we speak without making a sound? Like a doe in the headlights I look at you, stunned. I flee at the crack of a twig— any man, yet...
Amy Frank
Dec 25, 20243 min read
Fairytale Part I and II + Part I (re-done)
Fairytale Part I (2003 - Age 17) By Amy Frank Is it strange that I love someone that I don’t even know? Is it all a dream? Was it all a...
Amy Frank
Dec 18, 20243 min read
✨ Into the Shadows ✨
I am getting well acquainted with my shadows these days. My demons aren’t sleeping and they’re certainly not dead. They’re alive and well...
Amy Frank
Dec 9, 20242 min read
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Nov 5, 20240 min read
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