Poetry by Britt Wolfe

I publish a new poem every single morning. Or mourning. Depends on the emotional forecast. Some are tender. Some are rage in a nice outfit. All of them are my attempt to make sense of the human experience using metaphors, emotionally charged line breaks, and questionable coping mechanisms.

Let me be clear: these poems are fiction. Or feelings. Or both. Sometimes they’re exaggerated. Sometimes they’re the emotional equivalent of screaming into a throw pillow. Sometimes they’re just a vibe that got out of hand. They are not confessions. They are not journal entries. They are not cry-for-help-coded-messages. (I have actual coping strategies. And group chats.)

Poetry, for me, isn’t about answers. It’s about shouting into the abyss—but rhythmically. Some pieces will whisper, “Hey… you okay?” Others will show up uninvited, grab you by the collar, and scream, “SAME.” They’re moody, messy, and occasionally helpful—kind of like me.

You’ll find themes running through them like recurring nightmares or that one playlist you swear you’ve moved on from. Love. Grief. Identity. Joy. Ruin. It’s all here, jostling for attention like emotionally unstable toddlers on a sugar high.

Think of these poems as an ongoing conversation—one I started, overshared during, and have now awkwardly walked away from. Good luck with that.

The Apostasy of Daughters
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

The Apostasy of Daughters

This is a poem about losing faith—not in the abstract, but in the most personal way imaginable. It is about what happens when the figure meant to protect and guide you, the one who teaches you what love and power are supposed to feel like, becomes the very source of your undoing. When religion tells us that God is a father, what does that mean for the daughters of men who abandon, wound, or destroy? The Apostasy of Daughters is not just a reckoning with belief—it is a lament, a funeral hymn for the idea of divinity as paternal. For some, disbelief is not rebellion. It is survival.🖤

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All Things End
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

All Things End

Some endings do not come with warnings, and they do not come with mercy. They arrive quietly, without ceremony, and take everything. All Things End is a poem about that kind of ending—the ones that do not transform, do not teach, do not heal. The ones that simply are. This poem does not offer comfort. It does not try to make sense of loss. It only holds space for the reality of it: that some things end forever, and we are left to carry their absence with us, altered in ways language will never fully hold. This is not hope. This is aftermath. And still—somehow—we continue.💚

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Not is So Easy
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Not is So Easy

Some lives come quietly. Some fall into place with ease. And then there are the lives we chase—wild, hard-earned, and wholly ours. Not Is So Easy is a poem about that choice. About how easy it is to surrender to stillness, to not try, to let dreams remain untouched. But also about how something far more sacred waits beyond the exhaustion, beyond the doubt, beyond the ache of persistence. This poem is for the ones who run—not because it’s easy, but because something in them refuses to stop. Because they want the kind of life that can only be reached by chasing it down.💚

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You Can Keep the Beginning
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

You Can Keep the Beginning

At first glance, the title might sound bitter. Like regret, or something lost. But You Can Keep the Beginning is anything but. It’s a quiet, reverent celebration of what love becomes—not in its first light, but in its long-burning glow. This poem is a tribute to the kind of connection that’s been lived in, weathered, and strengthened by time. To the intimacy that doesn’t shimmer on the surface, but runs deep, steady, and undeniable. It’s a reminder that while beginnings may be beautiful, they have nothing on the kind of love that’s been earned.💚

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The things I could do to you…
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The things I could do to you…

There’s a kind of love that isn’t safe. That doesn’t whisper or wait politely to be invited in. It arrives like a storm, holy and hungry, and reshapes everything in its path. The Things I Could Do to You is a poem about that kind of love—the wild, feral kind that bares its teeth and calls it devotion. It’s equal parts worship and warning. A reminder that sometimes the most beautiful thing you can do is surrender… and the most dangerous thing you can do is be seen.💚

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I am your worst nightmare
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I am your worst nightmare

Sometimes, people say things without realizing who they’re saying them to. Without thinking about what it means when they speak fear into the shape of someone else’s reality. I Am Your Worst Nightmare is a poem for those moments—for the ones who see strength and call it scary, who meet resilience and mistake it for threat. On the surface, it’s a warning. Underneath, it’s a quiet truth. Read it however you want. Just know—it wasn’t written for your comfort.💚

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I’ll Wear Red
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I’ll Wear Red

This poem was inspired by one of the greatest lines ever delivered on television—courtesy of Sassy from Ted Lasso. It’s the kind of savage brilliance that makes you pause, clap, and maybe re-evaluate your enemies list. I’ll Wear Red is a poetic homage to that energy. It’s for anyone who’s ever fantasized about showing up to a toxic person’s funeral—not with grief, but with flawless fashion, dry wit, and zero regrets. Because closure? Sometimes it comes dressed in red.💚

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If You’ve Never Bled on the Page, Hush
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If You’ve Never Bled on the Page, Hush

There will always be people who sit on the sidelines, never daring to create a single thing, and yet somehow feel entitled to tear down those who do. This poem is for every writer who’s ever felt the sting of baseless criticism from someone who’s never once faced the vulnerability of the blank page. If You’ve Never Bled on the Page, Hush is a reminder to take in the feedback that helps you grow—but to protect your voice from those who haven’t earned the right to shape it. Keep writing. Keep daring. And remember: if they’ve never built anything, their opinion carries nothing.💚

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Grateful For Home
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Grateful For Home

There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t feel deeply, soulfully grateful to call this place home. Canada, in all its vast beauty and quiet strength, continues to take my breath away—whether it’s the mountains brushing the sky, the endless lakes that mirror the stars, or the kindness of strangers who feel like neighbours. Grateful for Home is a love letter to this land and the people who make it what it is. It’s a thank-you to the rivers, the forests, the freedom, and the quiet pride of being Canadian—not just by birth, but by heart.💚

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Right where you are
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

Right where you are

I never want my words to reach for some distant, perfect version of you. I want them to find you here—in the mess, in the ache, in the quiet moments no one else sees. I don’t write to fix or force or lift before you're ready. I write to meet you. To sit beside you in the dark and say, “You’re not alone.” Right Where You Are is a poem about that kind of presence. The kind that doesn’t rush healing or demand progress, but simply offers a steady hand and an open heart—until you’re ready to rise.💚

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To Set Fire
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To Set Fire

I don’t write to impress. I write to ignite. Every word I put on the page comes from something deep and untamed in me—a need, a truth, a fire that refuses to be quiet. I write in the hope that something I say will crack you open. That it will slip past your defences and light up the forgotten corners inside you. To Set Fire is a declaration of that intention. A reminder that writing isn’t about being liked—it’s about being felt. Deep in your chest. In your gut. In your bones. This poem is for anyone who’s ever read something and thought, I didn’t know anyone else felt that too.💚

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Where the lake holds the sky
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Where the lake holds the sky

Some places take your breath away—quietly, completely. The glacial lakes of the Albertan Rockies are like that. They don’t shout their beauty; they hold it. With stillness. With grace. With a strength so steady it feels eternal. This poem is my offering to them. My attempt to honour their depth, their clarity, their gentle power. Where the Lake Holds the Sky is for the moments when you're standing at the edge of something vast and sacred, and you feel yourself reflected—not in the surface, but in the silence. In the knowing. In the way the water welcomes you without ever needing to speak.💚

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She lets the river carry her
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

She lets the river carry her

There is a kind of trust that lives in water—a sacred, ancient knowing that asks us not to control, but to surrender. To be carried. To soften into flow. This poem was born from that trust. From the way a river moves with quiet authority, carving through the earth like it’s always known the way. She Lets the River Carry Her is about releasing the need to cling to certainty, and instead allowing yourself to be held by something older than fear. Something steady. Something alive. It’s a love letter to surrender, and to the quiet strength that comes from letting go.💚

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Among the Mountains
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

Among the Mountains

There is something transcendent about standing among the mountains—something that quiets the noise of the world and reminds you of your place in it. Not in a way that shrinks you, but in a way that anchors you. That lifts your gaze and steadies your soul. This poem is a tribute to that feeling. To the hush that settles when you're surrounded by giants. To the ancient strength that lives in rock and snow and sky. Among the Mountains is an offering of gratitude for the way they hold us without asking, and for the peace that blooms in their stillness.💚

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The Wild in Her
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The Wild in Her

There are women who carry the wilderness inside them—who bloom wild and wide beneath open skies, who feel most themselves with dirt on their hands and wind in their hair. This poem is for her. For the one who finds herself in the hush of forests and the roar of rivers, who doesn’t just love the wild but is the wild. Who moves through the world with the same wonder, majesty, and untamed grace as the landscapes she loves. The Wild in Her is a celebration of that sacred bond—between woman and earth, spirit and sky, the wilderness outside and the wilderness within.💚

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The wilderness loves me back
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The wilderness loves me back

There is something sacred about the wilderness—something that strips away the noise and reminds me who I am. Every time I step into its embrace, I feel both humbled and held. The trees do not rush me. The rivers do not demand I speak. The mountains do not ask me to be anything but present. This poem is a love letter to that majesty. To the way the wild welcomes me back like I never left. To the deep, wordless gratitude I carry for its beauty, its stillness, its breathtaking reminder that I am part of something so much greater.💚

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With abandon and grace
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

With abandon and grace

There are days when movement feels like medicine—when the simple act of stretching, swaying, or walking becomes a reminder of all the things our bodies are still capable of. I wrote this poem as a love letter to that freedom. To the joy of moving not to shrink or prove or punish, but simply because we can. Because we’re here. Because our bodies are sacred vessels, and every step, every reach, every dance is a quiet celebration of life. This one is for anyone who’s ever felt the power of moving with abandon and grace.💚

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The Math Never Works
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

The Math Never Works

There’s a peculiar kind of ache in being loved well now, when you weren’t loved well then. The Math Never Works is a poem that sits in the quiet contradiction of healing—the way the kindness of those around us can be breathtaking, and yet, somehow, still not enough to erase the cruelty of those who first taught us who we were. It is a reflection on the beauty of being surrounded by people who lift and love you with intention—and the sorrow that lingers when that love doesn’t quite reach the places broken by those who were meant to love you first. This poem is a love letter to the ones who stay, and a mourning song for the ones who didn’t.

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The One Who Was broken
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

The One Who Was broken

There is a particular kind of sorrow that comes from being broken by someone who walks away untouched. The One Who Was Broken is a lament for the aftermath—for the unbearable truth that the person who destroys is rarely the one who suffers. This poem speaks to the injustice of systems that protect the destroyer, not the destroyed. It grieves the way society demands evidence from the wounded while offering comfort and cover to the ones who cause the harm. It is a poem for anyone who has ever been left to carry the weight of someone else’s violence, manipulation, or cruelty. For anyone who’s been forced to rebuild in silence while the world turned to shield the one who tore them down.

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The Days You Have Stolen
Britt Wolfe Britt Wolfe

The Days You Have Stolen

There are poems that come softly, and there are poems that arrive as elegies—for the time that was taken, the peace that was fractured, the self that was dimmed by someone else’s darkness. The Days You Have Stolen is not just a poem. It is a mourning. A reckoning. A quiet scream for every hour spent shrinking under the weight of fear, for every breath held too tightly in the name of survival. It is written for the ones who have been watched, followed, manipulated, and made to feel unsafe in their own lives. For those who have lost months, years, and seasons to the shadow of another. This is what it means to grieve what was stolen and to rise, slowly and burning, from the ash.

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