She looked up. She looked around. Grabbed her phone and declined yet another call. She shook her head in weary contemplation. Life is a maze. Maybe a hampster wheel. But more like those rat mazes in which the rat can’t find its way out. Always a barrier to […]
A long time ago, I had asked my sister why she was doing a particular action. She responded that she was doing so because she wanted peace. That answered always stayed with me. Percolating. Brewing. Running circles in my brain. Peace. One moment of peace is wonderful. A […]
Batman. Hero. Dark. Brooding. Has crossed some lines. Buffy. Her epitaph read “She saved the world. A lot.” She was good, a savior, but she had a darkness within her. Dexter, had a dark passenger within him. Well, he was an actual murderer. But he believed he followed […]
Most assuredly, there are times at the end of the day where you wonder where the day went. Then you do a quick review of your day and you want to smack yourself. Maybe. Probably. You look back and you look forward. You flash forward. What do you […]
It’s all been written before It’ll be written again There’s always been a list Thousands, in fact But we’ve all written that list And, it’s flipside We’ve tried to square away the reasons We’ve tried to work into the list We’ve tried to walk out from the list […]
Sometimes when I introduce myself, I don’t state I’m a psychologist by training. I have strayed far from the academia realm. Happily. Intentionally. I’ve spoken out before about the field of psychology. I’m a psychologist skeptical of the field. Very skeptical. Yet, I am very much a psychologist. […]
So many words. So many images. Yet, the building stood emptied for years on end. It dared anyone to enter and say a word. No thoughts or feelings could be contained. It served as a vessel for corrupted, yet innocent energy. What more could it be? It was […]
No cookie-cutter here No play-do to set and slime No dough to knead Free-form Free-standing Don’t try to fit me into a mold Loud and proud Silly and a beast A little bit of milk and honey A tad of gin and tonic Not to be constrained Here […]
Pain coursing through the veins Unyielding and smothering Taking over every joint Warping the mind and disturbing the synapses In time, it becomes the pain And in turn, the pain searches It then finds pockets in which to breed It doesn’t hide but it plays peekaboo Tick tock, […]
Pep talks can irk a few. The pushing of hope may lead some to bury negativity until it bubbles up. Bubbly, smiley nods somewhat dismissing the challenges of the moment. I was going to say I hate pep talks. But, assuredly, there is a time and place for […]
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