Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Ad nauseum. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. No. Don’t think. The cycle stops here. No need to repeat. Let things dry as they are. Let things air out as needed. Just stop repeating the same cycle. Out there it is often said “Insanity is doing the same […]
Easy going, filled with mirth But being toppled over wasn’t on her agenda Little did they know that little Bo Peep was standing her ground This was her turf Her mind was all rapid fire She came guns blazing Her wit was sharp Her facts straight Her inner […]
They did it. They finally did it. A grand sense of relief. A weight lifted off of her shoulders. A movement forward. A stop to the mental hemorrhage. Now their lives could truly begin. Or so it felt. Everything had been in stasis. Or so it had seemed. […]
As a New Yorker, I am quite cynical. But as I’ve noted before, I’m actually quite sunny as well. I’m a blend of New York and California. Thus, my cynicism is curved and not pointed. Whatever that means to you. One thing in that vein, that I have […]
Let me state from the outset. I can cook. I can follow a recipe. I can improvise a bit. I just choose to not cook these days. Or rather it’s a bit hard to in my NYC apartment and I don’t push it. Now, with that out of […]
” The hardest challenge is to be yourself in a world where everyone is trying to make you be somebody else.” E.E. Cummings I’m not your savior I’m not an angel I’m not the keeper of your secrets I’m not your doormat I’m not the Berlin Wall I’m […]
I don’t know who needs to hear this. I don’t know who needs to repeat this over and over again. Here’s the deal. I bring too much to the table to be treated like a napkin. I have earned a seat at the table. I am full of […]
Look, I used to be a huge Oscars fan. I even threw my own parties with silly trophies, popcorn, and own red carpet. Then they got to be less and less fun to watch. At some point, it came to be I hadn’t seen the majority of the […]
Monday, Monday. Running around with coffee in hand, putting my bag together and applying makeup. Looking for the right jewelry to wear. Thinking of what I should bring or do for lunch. Not thrilled by my lunch choices. My earband sinuses still hurt. I take my antibiotic. Finish […]
Cobwebs. Rusted gate. Dusty step. Locked up. Forgotten. An empty bowl. A thriving cactus amongst the ruins. A reflected life with no humanity. Hiding. Biding time. There’s no key. No exit. Can only push through. Rush in. Yet halt time. The memories linger. Ghosts within ourselves. A heavy […]
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