DislexicPoet Notebook
-
Staying Clean and Sober Is a Fight Nobody Sees
People think getting clean and sober is the hardest part. And don’t get me wrong — Getting off substances was brutal. Messy. Lonely. Painful. But staying clean afterwards? That’s its own kind of battle. Because life doesn’t suddenly become soft Just because you stopped drinking, Stopped using, Stopped trying to numb yourself. Life still hits.…
-
Shedding Old Skin
Transformation, Recovery & Becoming Someone New. Some transformations are not soft. They are painful, isolating, uncomfortable things that force you to become someone stronger than the person you once were. Coming off drugs and drink is not just about getting clean. It is about transformation. It is about shedding old skin. Not just habits, but…
-
The Land of the Lost
When Numbness Starts Feeling Safer Than Living By Natasha C Akinfolarin #DislexicPoet Some poems come from emotion. Some come from memory. And some come from surviving a version of yourself you never thought you would become. The Land of the Lost is not really about drink or drugs alone. It’s about emotional disappearance. The slow…
-
Dyslexia and Self-Publishing
Another thing people don’t really see behind indie publishing Is what it’s like doing it while dyslexic. People think dyslexia is just spelling mistakes. It’s not. It affects editing, formatting, organisation, focus, memory, and confidence too. I can write a poem in minutes, But spend hours trying to fix spacing issues, page numbers, margins, or…
-
Behind the Scenes of Indie Publishing
The Part People Don’t Really See By Natasha C Akinfolarin #DislexicPoet People see the finished book. The polished cover. The “Now Available on Amazon” post. The neat little photo beside a coffee cup. What they don’t see Is the chaos behind it. Indie publishing is not just writing poems and pressing upload. It’s hours of…
-
The Indie Poet/Writer
It’s Not Just Writing the Book. People think writing a book is the hard part. It’s not. (well it is but it’s not the hardest part) Writing the poems? That’s the part I love. That’s the part that feels natural. Everything else? That’s where the time goes. You don’t just write a book and press…
-
There’s A War Inside of Me — What You Don’t See
This poem came from a place I know too well. Not a dramatic moment. Not a breakdown. Just the quiet, constant fight that never really stops. The war within is always there. It doesn’t leave. It doesn’t switch off. We just learn how to hide it. We put on masks — Say we’re fine, Smile…
-
Spectre’s
This poem started during one of those moments where I felt myself slipping into my own head. Writing helps me catch what I’m feeling before it disappears or turns darker. As a child, I was told things like “big girls don’t cry” and “stop being dramatic,” so I learned to bury parts of myself. Now…
-
Dream Scream: When the Mind Refuses to Stay Quiet
Dream Scream is not just a poem. It’s a series. A descent. A confrontation with the parts of the mind we try to outrun. Each part of Dream Scream follows a different layer of the same experience — The moment where thought turns into noise, And silence becomes unbearable. This series was never about telling…
-
🖤 Order is King
When I first started writing and working on my books, I used to get stuck. Not on ideas — On checking, re-checking, adjusting… Going back “just in case.” I would finish a piece — A poem, a page in my book — And feel satisfied it was done. Then I’d go back. Overthink it. Pull…