This past week has been difficult for many out there. The world has been heavy as have the hearts and eyes. Both of which have been brimming with mega-salty tears. I had many heartaches to try to soothe. So much so that I have not had […]
I can fight I can fight for you And there shall be no stopping me I have the will I have the fortitude I have the guts I have the itch I have the need I have perseverance Funny thing is Who will fight for me? I too […]
Ok. I love food. I love all sorts of foods. I like really spicy food. I love salty food. I love sweet foods. I don’t love shellfish but that is mostly because if I were to eat shellfish I would die from anaphylactic shock. It is thus […]
There is no healing To what is forever more broken There is no sewing back together That which is forever ripped and tattered There is no glue That can forever more hold you together No sorrow is needed No solace is saught No crocodile tears need be […]
I believe there was once upon a time, sets of individuals that stayed at their place of employment for rather long times. Perhaps decades and perhaps forever. Nowadays, just as people go bar hopping on a Thursday night, they go job hopping as well. I have seen individuals […]
I am going to share a very odd fact about me with you. I am not ashamed to do so. It is just a quirky bit about me that comes into play today; this being election day in the United States. Further, it is the date my mom […]
I am a New York girl. I always will be. Just this past week, I forgot where I was and forgot to acknowledge in a group discussion that I live in Los Angeles. I was noting that no one in the room lived in the actual city […]
Growing up I didn’t care much for fairy tales. I didn’t see how those stories were really relevant to my day-to-day life in the South Bronx. Sure, I wanted to get out of the burned down neighborhood but I didn’t see that living in a remote […]
It pains me It confounds me It torments me One day, I won’t be here for you anymore One day, I will wave goodbye One day, You will live on without my arms around you Only pictures will remain And my joyous tears no more I don’t know […]
She held on tightly to her pepper spray. It was a pretty device and she hoped she wouldn’t have to use it. But she was always prepared. Her life was filled with dark alleys and lonely tunnels. She wanted to run or jump up high to […]