Quick. Let’s play a game of stream of consciousness. From 2010 to 2019, what are the first words or images that come to mind. For me, it is in no particular order of significance (says the psychologist) Miley Cyrus, Hurricane Maria, Uber, Sandy Hook, Superstorm Sandy, Trump, Avengers, […]
I tidied myself up Put on a pretty dress and some high heels I plastered a smile upon my face Put on some liptstick to impress Our interactions all a performance A megaphone and a sound stage director There’s always an audience There’s always a carnival Now it’s […]
Oversharing, so as to hide Spilling the beans, to not share the other Completely naked, but totally masked It’s all a game of camouflage You may hear But you don’t know Opinionated yet humble Transparent, although secretive Facades for the facade It’s all a game of camouflage Mimesis […]
Just last week I waxed and waned about a pet peeve of mine. Well, I have many. And many are not really all that deep nor are they truly things that keep me up at night. They are just things that mildly irk me and once I talk […]
I am going to admit that I loved the Cure in college. You know the band with the guy with the weird eye makeup. Robert Smith. He was so moody and so catchy. Probably not a real catch in real life. But who am I to even say […]
You hear me say that I am not done and you shiver and shake and prance like a clown with no nose Your shiny veneer is off but you know more is to come Your battlecry rings holllow For all now know you are reprehensible You hide […]
There’s no way to escape the truth Even when we lie to ourselves Our truths linger in the precipice Our lies bleed onto our conscious The truth’s hangover is deep Waves of guilt pushing out the venom Crying only brings more pain Nose to the bowl […]
The last Mojito in Dresden Ok. This is not a piece about the last mojito in Dresden. For all I know there are plenty of mojitos to be had in the quaint German Town. Although, it is so cold in Dresden, that understandably there could be a run […]
The ruse of niceness in the workplace I will warn you right here. This ain’t no happy go lucky narrative. It’s a bit downtrodden. You have been warned. Carry on. As I grew in the ranks at work, I took my lumps on the chin and I fought […]
Lying rusted and worn on life’s barnyard floor Crapped and pissed on by such a pretentious bore Unshackle these chains of venomous darts For despite the high gloss there is no heart These false bonds carry a warrant To exile falseholds to an un-enchanted forest […]
