Hopped on a train down a winding road. Road it like a rollercoaster wondering which turns would flip my stomach and which would make me scream with frightened delight. All suited up for a train that was never supposed to have come. But tightly I held onto the […]
Jagged edge Hanging thread Chipped nails Battered heels Split ends Bitter tears Burnt skin Jigsaw puzzle soaking oil Pieces of dreams Cacophony
This past weekend I embarked on an unexpected adventure. I needed to get my son an Xbox. Well, need is a rather strong term. I really wanted to get him a new one and he really wanted one. The “wants” converged. Apparently, so did everyone else. Every place […]
For some of us there have been some major historical events that are marked forever more in our consciousness. When 9/11 occurred I wondered for days how we would get through that feeling of sadness and despair. We got through it. We mourned. We strategized. We grew up […]
It’s ok to be bold, brash, and boisterous It’s not for an hour, a day, or a month It’s for a time to come generation past generation It’s a desire to be better and do better It’s a belief that we can be better for the collective It’s […]
This past weekend I decided to try to “catch” a movie. I wanted to get a little bit of normalcy and tap into a sense of nostalgia. I clicked on Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey. And, for two hours I wondered why I had bothered. Back to that […]
Anchors are important. They hold you in place at where you need to be. They can also proverbially weigh you down. Sometimes purposefully. Sometimes unknowingly. At times you have to ask yourself what do you want to hold onto and what do you want to move towards to. […]
Bitter pills. Poison pills. Self-doubt. Doubt about others. Concern about truth. Concern about one’s steadiness. Wondering about the right steps. Wondering about the next steps. Calculating risks. Calculating possible rewards. Reviewing decisions. Reliving decisions. Recalibration. Doubt. Burning doubt. All together doubt is a hard thing to process and […]
All that money All that adulation All that hindsight All that sunshine All that glory All that hairspray All the misty eyes All the bowling balls All the fake greetings All the fear All the pretty cakes Won’t save you
A long time ago- January 14 1984 to be exact- Dick Clark asked Madonna on American Bandstand “What do you hope will happen, not only in 1984 but for the rest of your professional life? What are your dreams? What’s left?” Madonna’s response was succint and to the […]
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