Tina D. Lopez

Joined November 2017

154 stories

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A woman who writes to deal with hurt, mistakes--mine and others, and messy emotions. Telling my truth, from the heart, with no sugarcoating.

My book Love Ain’t No Friend of Mine is available on Amazon. https://a.co/d/6JYBmLH

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February 9th
Finally my day! Everyone bow down. Bring cake or M&M's. Repeat annually. Undeniably me. Aging..ummm...gracefully? Really cute still--
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Who I Want to Be
I want to be the woman who doesn’t need the gaze of others’ eyes to feel beautiful. I want to be the woman who knows, bone deep, that she is enough as she is, even on the days she feels awkward or unsure.
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Laundromat
dirty laundry mixing every color swishing and swirling
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Girls Night
empty wine bottles giggling with my besties spilling our secrets
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Man Who Lives in the Mess
He calls himself a perfectionist but his house tells another story— clutter stacked in corners, an odor choking the air,
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Villains
Villains aren’t born; they’re made— shaped by old wounds, often forged in heartbreak, certain their cruelty is self-preservation.
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Beauty Standards
Botox filled faces blank and vacant expressions unreactable
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Sunday Breakfast
freshly squeezed oranges sticky, syrupy pancakes Sunday morn' breakfast
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Freedom
They say if you love someone you should set them free. I didn't ask to be freed. A hand let go and called it mercy like I was a wounded animal
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
January 24, 2026. Content Warning.
Saturday hands in view holding phone Protestor gun permit CITIZEN Masked agent made a choice Alex Pretti
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Orange
Late-night phone conversation with my ex, who doesn’t believe in soulmates, fate, or anything that can’t be explained or measured.
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets
Stupid Things I've Said in Group Therapy. Content Warning.
“Anti-depressants are for losers who are afraid to feel.” The circle glares at me as I try to pass cruelty as enlightenment.
By Tina D. Lopezabout a month ago in Poets

Tina D. Lopez

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February 9th

Who I Want to Be

Laundromat

Girls Night

Man Who Lives in the Mess

Villains

Beauty Standards

Sunday Breakfast

Freedom

January 24, 2026. Content Warning.

Orange

Stupid Things I've Said in Group Therapy. Content Warning.

Achievements (1)