Marisa Donnelly

Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.

Please, Don’t Blame Yourself For The Loss Of A Loved One

You are not a bad person because the one you love lost their battle. There is nothing you could have done differently to change the course of life, to change God’s plan, to change the path we are traveling on.

We’re All A Little Lost, So Let’s Get Lost Together

Let’s throw our maps out the window and just go. We’ll trade stories of our histories and laugh at our scars. We’ll stop fighting the universe and let it bring what it must, let it bring us together.

Dear Dan Turner, You’re No Kind Of Father

See, Mr. Turner, this is where you went wrong—instead of being a father, teaching your son how to be a good man, you made him a victim in his own crime.

I’ve Learned That True Friendship Doesn’t Have Rules

It doesn’t matter the sex of your friend, the race, the background, the history, the time frame, or even the age—a best friend is a best friend because of the way you shape and mold and blend into one another’s lives.

Please Don’t Leave This Earth Just Yet, I Need You

Stay so I can show you how beautiful the sky is on a summer night, or how the crickets sing their love melodies as the sun goes down. Stay so I can rewrite our histories, bring you even closer so I’ll never know your absence. Stay so I can kiss every wound on your heart, until you forget that you were ever broken.

When You Miss Me, Just Call

I hope you know I’ll answer. Love has a funny way of tying hearts together, and I always knew we’d be connected, even if our original feelings are no longer there. We always will be.

Here’s The Thing About ‘Home,’ It’s Wherever You Make It

The thing about home is that it’s transitory. It changes as you change.

11 Men Explain What They’re Actually Looking For In A Woman

“Forget anything else, all I really want is someone who makes me laugh. Because that’s all you really need to last through the bullsh*t of getting old.”

You Are Not Any Less Of A Woman Just Because He Left

Your heart isn’t any less beautiful now that he’s gone. Your soul doesn’t have any less sparkle with him not by your side.

This Is How You Live A Beautiful Life

At some point in every day, do something for yourself, just because.

I Want A Life Of Adventure With You, And I Won’t Apologize For That

I want your time and your touch, your adventurous side, your longing to experience. I just want you, in all your forms, to discover what’s out there. Discover it with me.

You’re Doing Just Fine, You’re Only Human After All

How many times have you picked yourself off the ground, dusted off your dirty clothes, and began again? How many days have you continued forward, even when you thought you’d reached the end? How many moments did you want to give up, call it quits, throw in the towel on your dreams and maybe even on your life?. But you didn’t.