My mother believed deeply and ferociously in the power of dreams. She completely felt that dreams carried much meaning and that they were often prophetic. She must have had over 100 dream dictionaries while I was growing up. She slept with one on her nightstand. I would often […]
Some days are just meant to be a bit off. And some days are just meant to be days in which you have to be vigilant. Ominous sounding? Well, nothing bad happened but it is a weird night indeed when you are glad you brought a taser […]
He has always been stubborn. He was born that way. He came into the world and refused to be soothed or calmed down. His poor mother didn’t have another child thereafter despite her love of big families. He grew up to be a bully that ran a […]
Forsaken and desolate, was he While others peripherally watched He sat there all alone Thinking, wondering, contemplating Melancholy permeated his heart His mind vanquished by his thoughts He sat there all alone His head propped up by his shaking hands He felt no shame He felt no […]
I saw the dot And it pricked my gut It mocked my dreams And it dulled my tongue I couldn’t wish it away And my hopes were stained It brutishly aged my beliefs And it showed me my mountains I was made mutedly fraught And it was a […]
I came across a dead bird today I paused and Quietly cried It just laid there broken and grey Energy and stasis bound to collide Little bird, little bird No mom there to mend Your chirps no longer heard I weep as you ascend Here, your spirited wings […]
Sadness The heart bleeds mourning ashes Sorrow cannot be measured along the axis Denial Truth and solace come in too small a vial Another mind-chilling trial Guilty The soul fires up questions in a tizzy The hands shake with gritty self-pity Anger Ire is a mighty rapidly-paced dancer […]
A Container For the Collective Grief and Somber International AIDS Conference Upon landing in Melbourne, after 26 hours of feeling discombobulated in the air with a five year old in tow, I found out about the downed MH17 flight over Ukraine. At first, there were estimates that […]
My personal retrospective on 2012 As 2013 is well underway, I made it my weekend resolution to reflect upon 2012 and learn from it. I know, I know. Most retrospectives come out in December. And, as a matter of fact I did a psychology-related one right before […]
Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania this morning and saw his beautiful shadow; thus predicting an early spring arrival. Boy, am I excited by that news. Could really use it. Today, besides Punxsutawney Phil’s shadow dancing, is also the two-year anniversary of when my “Puerto Rican […]
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