This Monday that passed at 4am a young friend of mine left this earth. She had a six month old baby boy. and was 33 years old. Just 33! But her body was riddled with a rare cancer that took root. One day we were laughing at a […]
To see a light flicker away To hear a laugh slowly muted To feel the spirit end Too young to fall Hope against hope Bravery, sadness, love and anger It’s ok To feel it all I’m sorry you came and went so quickly The earth light has dimmed […]
To go to sleep Tired and confused To go to sleep Unwittingly and naively To go to sleep Full of grace To go to sleep With love in mind To go to sleep Passionately awake To go to sleep With the hope of waking up To go to […]
A few months ago, I started a cleanse. I didn’t finish it. Well, I did end it. But I ended it after six days instead of the ten I had originally aimed for. As I write this today, I am a bit delirious as I re-started the […]
I am my own compass I need not follow a weathered vane I have tossed away the pointed shards I cried, and now I’m done These false prophecies Leave me feeling no pain This venomous smile Leaving me wiser I am my own compass I need not follow […]
Did you make a New Year’s resolution? If so, did it include losing weight? Or eating healthier? I made no such resolution. I instead made a vision board where I do see myself being healthier overall by the end of 2018. That is a ways to […]
Recently someone asked me what are my favorite bands or rather what do I listen to. I told him that I listen to mostly everything. My tastes are eclectic. I like rock, pop, alternative, hip hop and so on. Music can speak to your soul in […]
He missed out on the fireworks He missed out on the dizziness He missed out on the two-step He missed out on life Buried in tediousness Buried in his anxiety Buried in the concerns of others Buried and sullied Sadly, there was no turning back Rooted and rotted […]
This is going to be a rather odd narrative for the holiday season. Especially considering that along with Hanukkah and Christmas, we will now be celebrating Three Kings Day. Our very first celebration. Although, we actually celebrated this by mistake when we were in Greece in January, many […]
Here we are again at the end of another year wondering what is to come. The year of 2017 came and is almost gone and there is much reflecting to be done. Many of us can have set ideas as to what we think may happen in […]
