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Photography is a year-round activity at Northwest Passage. Each month we select some of the best photos taken by our residents to display at the Northwest Passage Gallery in Webster, WI. These are some of our favorites!
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"Leaf Drop" by Brittney, 17 | July 2019
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"Leaf Drop" by Brittney, 17 | July 2019

“We will talk about it soon”. But, when is soon?
Your soon could be forever for me.
I’ve always been a bit of a worrier you see,
And I tend to measure my minutes in eternity.
It is surely not what I choose to be,
But the shackles of time won’t set me free.
So tell me, when can I rest?
I’m being patient, doing my best
I jump through your hoops, did I pass the test?
All of this waiting for nothing at all,
You’re not the same person, I wish I didn’t call
Been so long since I’ve seen you last fall,
And everything changed in a time-space so small.
You want freedom to leave and just come
back whenever
I want to give you space but only so much
I can endeavor.
I want to do what I can for you, do anything
and whatever,
But I can’t stay in this dark night, this harsh weather.
Won’t wait while you decide,
Your tricks are so clever.

About Brittney: "My name is Brittney Joy, Joyous, to my friends. I come from a family of semi-truck drivers and spent most of my younger life on the road. I’ve traveled to 48 states, my Mom and Dad owned their own business and I was in the truck since I was two weeks old. Today, I live in a small town in the UP with my mom, and my cat. My Dad passed away on a January morning, but I still feel him with me in my journeys throughout. I came to Northwest Passage when I felt all my joy had run out, and I no longer held hope for a brighter future. Through my stay at Passage I’ve had to face a traumatic history and the unforgiving hold of drug addiction. However, through my stay, I’ve also learned I have abundant qualities like poetry, photography, and also the ability to be a reliable friend, and a loving daughter. With the help of my Mom and a variety of encouraging supports, I’m learning to be more than the disruptive thoughts inside my head, more than a reminiscent vessel stuck in the past on things I cannot change and things I would die to do again. I can devour each moment as it comes, and bid it goodbye when it goes; I can be whole."

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