Am peeling
Not grieving Not reeling But instead am peeling A burst of feeling Heart scaffolding teeming
Much broke my heart, but fixed my vision
There is much in life to celebrate. I truly believe that. Everyday I feel the need to either photograph the sunrise, belt out a tune or laugh a good belly laugh. Life is good. It can be. However, that doesn’t take away from the heartbreak one goes through. […]
Bleeding pieces of me
Sharp shards of me Streaming down the coast Screaming for attention Sending frozen shivers across the back Subtlety in the background Silence needing to be extinguished Some dark days ahead, but Surely some light must emerge Shards of me shimmering in the moonlight
Everywhere she looked, people’s lives were being disrupted
She was out and about early enough to get some thinking time before all of the hectic world came crashing down on her. Everywhere she looked, people’s lives were being disrupted and discarded. Everyone, or so it seemed, was disposable. Looking at this pile of garbage she had […]
A do-over or a fast forward: 2020
We are in the middle of September of a year that has either gone by too fast in that it barely existed or too slowly in that we are stick in a neverending morbid loop. Both perspectives are right. This year barely happened. Yet everything, or almost everything, […]
Unburdened and at peace
Relief Empty mind Word vomit Talk, talk, talk Find a spot of focus Tear at the seams No sewing kit No repairs Just outpour and flow The whiskey canteen overflows Emotions raw to the touch No easy path forward There never is Not should it be Earn that […]
Mixed messages in a time of uncertainty
Many people are black or white thinkers. They don’t like gray. They don’t do nuance. Others live completely in the gray zone. I, for one, live in the gray. More often than not, I’m comfortable living in the gray. I think such a framework has helped me move […]
Not returning anger
I love the game of tennis. There have been some great players as well as personalities. I like the idea of hitting a ball with such ferocity and velocity. And, I most certainly appreciate the mix of intuition and strategy. Many years I ago I wrote about how […]
She was going to thrive
Nope. Not going to happen. No way. No how. No ifs or buts. No tantrums. No lies. No giving in. No budging. No crocodile tears. No time. No. Nope. No. She would keep repeating herself until she finally listened to herself. No more. She was no punching bag. […]
What would be your random advice?
Everyday I give advice. Perhaps better described as guidance. Everyday someone tries to give me advice. Sometimes unsolicited. People try to get in my good graces or show how smart they are. Then I also end up talking to strangers who have all sorts of supposed good advice. […]
