Flip Side
You weren’t supposed
to find this place
were you?
You weren’t supposed to see
inside you.
Go back, go back
under the covers!
But you won’t, will you?
No…no, you’ll stay up
and burn up the rules,
like the wind carries
fire from tree to tree.
You weren’t supposed to feel
so much, were you?
No, don’t touch anything,
or let your heart and soul grow.
But you did and now…
you’re inside the storms
that move winter to summer
You weren’t supposed to talk
were you?
You weren’t supposed to
find your voice or know
that your own
silence speaks to itself
but it still smells of
the manufacturer.
So…now you’re finding yourself
inside
the flip side.
Natalie resides in Peoria, Arizona, with her husband, two children, and two dogs. Her artistic journey has taken many twists and turns but photography and writing have become the primary outlets for her artistic expression. She is an artist at Offset.com and Lensdrop. Her work/photography has been published by National Geographic Your Shot, Lensbaby, Beyond the Wanderlust, and has been licensed for ads by Samsung and other companies for advertisements. Her best days are filled with trying to guide and raise up her offspring and pups, music, reading, creating photographs and writings, hiking, yoga, cooking, and sky-gazing. In the social media world, she can be found on Instagram @natalie_a_wheeler, and as a moderator for @theechoesinside, a hub for self-portraiture.
