I had to get away. I needed a small trip for the weekend. Especially because I did not get a chance to travel anywhere this summer. And that kills me. I have gotten used to going away somewhere. I get a weird sense of claustrophobia when I […]
This week I would not help myself. I had two pet peeves I focused on as I suppose I let some things bother me. I am a fairly easy going person until I am not. I am Type A until you drive me to the point of […]
Baggage and more Don’t try to lay that on me Don’t saddle me with your heaviness You are carrying rocks in your bag What makes you think I want to carry that on my back? A dozen and one lies in a pocket And a Roman Coliseum Where […]
Face down in the gutter No hand but my own You wanted to save me Today, not yesterday But yesterday mattered Today I can pull myself up You could have saved me yesterday But all you wanted was a boost The body aches were real The tears rightfully […]
The funny thing about my face is that it is both very expressive and also very much a poker one. Yes, one can have both of these facial atributes. I can even use my expressiveness to mask and thus mislead. But that is a whole other story. […]
This past week, the International AIDS Conference held it’s biannual worldwide event. It’s a time for cutting edge scientific and advocacy presentations and discussions. One of the speakers-a frequent speaker-was former US President Bill Clinton. He noted that those of us in the HIV field are in […]
I sold my soul For a few pennies on the dollar Now everything is dark Now everything is corroded The pen I touch The desk I hit my head against The floor I tap dance on Rusted, busted, and blue Tell me a new story But that story […]
Running I’m running so hard for you to find me Running so sad Boxing to climb the world Biting so mad Pounding the pavement Toxically so bad Baiting your senses For you are a cad Answering the clarion call But it’s just a fad Fading outwards and back […]
I’m a huge fan of pop culture. Which I realize is a very silly thing to say. How can one be a fan of pop culture as a whole? But I am. Always have been. At a young age, television was my friend. Radio bonded my mother and […]
This past week I was talking to a friend about winning. And, not winning. See, we both love winning. We never lose until we do. We were prompted to have this discussion with each other because she took certain steps recently that some may have construed as letting […]