Welcome
to the Journey
Poet. Soul seeker. Wild traveler. Gentle disruptor.
Hey, I’m L.C.
I’ve survived chaos, crash outs, heartbreaks, spiritual deconstruction, and too many late-night flights to nowhere. And I’ve made art out of all of it.
This is where I offer it back to you.
Through poems, stories, and soul-rooted reflections, I’m here to remind you that healing or your instincts aren’t linear, becoming is messy, and your softness is not weakness—it’s your power.
If you’ve ever felt too much, wandered too far, or wondered if you’re the only one breaking open and becoming new—you’re in the right place.
I’m the author of The Perpetual Journey—a poetic memoir written across six continents and countless versions of self.
And this space is a continuation of that journey.
I’m not here to promise answers.
I’m here to hold space for the questions that matter—the ones that lead you back to yourself.
This is for the ones building something beautiful from the in-between.
For the ones rewriting the story they were told.
For the ones ready to remember who they are—and reclaim it without apology.
Come for the poetry—
Stay for the remembering
Trade My Dreams for Insomnia
L.C. McQuillen 06.04.23 My body shifts Every few minutes As my mind incessantly Stirs the irony Of my upcoming reality You’ve been asleep for hours And haven’t noticed my
Significant
L.C. McQuillen 18.04.24 It is not what I have been through That holds me down It is what I have done In reaction to it
Extremities
L.C. McQuillen 28.02.17 You adore me But I am still learning The balance between Complete passivity And honest brutality And I fear I have marked you
If I Could I Would Fly to You
L.C. McQuillen 02.06.23 The rain is falling On the cabins roof A staccato rhythm of a scattered melody Playing the song That my heart composes When I think of you
Forbidden Fruit
L.C. McQuillen 11.07.17 You were my Forbidden fruit But I've never Been good with Regulation It made you All the more Entrancing Eyeing you From the other side Of the
