Not a bitter heart Not a hardened bone You’ve been tickled pink You’ve danced a mighty step You are not dark You can love Yet you live in darkness Fear, all consuming The shades are down The mufflers lessening the noise Tired worn paths provide comfort Everything for […]
I was so much happier not knowing I could have gone without knowing Your troubles, your thoughts The mushiness and softness of your constitution They all leave me despondent I cry for I wish I didn’t know The myth was a good one I could have been happy […]
Ever since I was a young girl, I felt a grand need to always wear earrings. My mother pierced my ears at an early age and I never looked back. As a teenager I bought one pair after another. I had a pair of earrings for every outfit. […]
I remember many years ago, I started a job with a group of seven other people. We were young, idealistic, and eager to do a good job and have fun. The group eventually ended up hating each other. Cliques formed even in a small cohort of eight people. […]
I love handbags. Probably way too much. I just don’t have space for many more, to be honest with you all. However, I have been on a tear lately trying to buy a new one. I have searched high and low, far and wide for a new […]
Two weeks ago I discovered a new thrift store. Well, rather, it is new to me. It has apparently been around for a long time. It is a special Los Angeles thrift store in that it gets a lot of its inventory from Macy’s. I came across a […]
The earth was dry but she was fired up. She was a true believer. They all were. They were all also broken which meant that they understood each other very well. They had a lovely breakfast today as they did everyday. It was tasty, filling, and replenishing. Could […]
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 […]
I just don’t have it in me I just don’t Thought I did Thought I could But I sat down to think. Tried my hardest to motivate But my bones are tired And my mind is racing With my heart rate on full blast No […]
Just last a few weeks ago, we were talking to a person we just met at a bar about how there is no longer honor amongst thieves. Mafiosos used to have certain rules they lived by. Nowadays everything is a free-for-all. Luckily for us as a […]
