Her hands were bleeding profusely. She drank from them to stay hydrated. She was so thirsty but she had to keep moving. The sun was about to set and she couldn’t let herself be caught. They would show no mercy. It was barbed wire after barbed wire. […]
I’m happy. There I said it. So often we focus on the negatives and our state of unhappiness that we forget to acknowledge our states of happiness. At times, we may even feel guilty to note our happiness. Think about it. When is the last time […]
I see you now I’m scared you will soon leave I see you then And realize you already left me I touch your cheeks ‘O to grab forever more Yet years ago They were mine and now they are yours You are leaving me My sadness stays […]
Ok. I am going to ‘fess up. I curse. I am a woman. I am not embarrassed that I curse. On occasion, I say bad words. I used to have a boss that would get mad -or rather perturbed- when I cursed. Sure, as a boss one […]
She went into the movie theatre alone. She wasn’t ashamed. She wasn’t sad. The first time she went to the movies alone, she was near tears from loneliness and shame. Strange feeling now that she looks back at it. She had felt like a loser. If Trump […]
During her flight she entertained herself with binge-watching. And what a glorious binge it was. Her head was filled with flights of fancy and kick-boxing moves. Her body wanted to move and soar wildly. She checked into her hotel and stared out the window fingering the moves […]
Many many years ago, there was a group of young girls on a school bus trip from New York City to Washington, DC. The girls were giggling as seventh graders are wont to do. The boys sat nearby acting annoyed but trying to figure out […]
Ever since I was a little girl growing up in the South Bronx, I noted that I was going to be different from the other Puerto Ricans in my neighborhood. I wanted to be different and to get out of the neighborhood. I saw change, from my […]
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 […]
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