I have never fully watched the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back. When the movie first came out I was too young to get the angst Angela Bassett’s character felt. Honestly, I still don’t. That’s ok. What I did appreciate were her extremely toned arms. I remember […]
Everything is rusted but flowers can still bloom. Such a sentiment keeps her going day in and day out. Although, even a cactus couldn’t survive her care. It seemed like there was a dark cloud hanging over her. Everything around her was rusting away. No […]
Woke up startled, scared and sorry The darkness was all encompassing And her throat punctured dry Haunted by the spectre of dying in forty years The horror and screaming arriving too soon The fear amassing its fan base within her mind Her head spinning as if […]
There have been several times, ok many times, in the workplace, when I have cautioned individuals with the known saying “be careful what you wish for.” How many times have people wished for a particular project, promotion or pat on the back to only come to […]
Growing up in a Puerto Rican household in the South Bronx wasn’t easy. There was crime, asthma and vacant lots all around us. The Bronx had burned at one point and it is still building up. There were also superstitions for every type of occasion that […]
Apparently, I do not suffer fools very well, if at all. I make faces in meetings when people say incredibly false statements that they expect everyone to outright believe. I show my incredulousness by wrinkling my nose at some people’s stupidity. Just this past week, I had […]
She loved the view from her apartment window. She could see the sun rise and the flowers begin to bloom. She could see the top of the churches and be mesmerized. It was all good. Nothing could make her feel differently about the world. The […]
I saw the dot And it pricked my gut It mocked my dreams And it dulled my tongue I couldn’t wish it away And my hopes were stained It brutishly aged my beliefs And it showed me my mountains I was made mutedly fraught And it was a […]
Sometimes we remove ourselves in order to seek inner peace and harmony. We go to an empty room and hide. Or rather look deep into ourselves in an empty room. We go to a restroom and just sit there for a few minutes regrouping after a hard […]
Not a single battery more fits into the candy jar. She longed for the days when life was simple and a candy jar was filled with candy. Since when did we need to remind ourselves that we needed to recharge our minds, body and soul? Her family […]