Don’t move or breathe Let the silence be roaring Don’t tiptoe, just be still Let the moon talk and confess Quiet the rumbling mind Seal the inquisitive lips The sun will rise, perhaps The sun will set, per chance The tides will ebb and flow Gritted teeth wrapped […]
I am not a driver. No, really. I have never driven a car. I have never had a driver’s license and I am ok with that. I have however been on many long road trips including five across the United States and one through a large part of […]
I used to say that the streets of New York were my television. All you had to do was look out your window and a whole chaotic, frantic, jubilant, sad world was happening. You could go window shopping to look at the dazzling shoes on Fifth avenue […]
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 […]