I have to say that this new year has already started off on a slight wrong footing. There was no reset button. A lot of people feeling the stress of entering a third year of covid were a bit hesitant to embrace the new year. I’ve been trying […]
I had a really difficult time falling asleep. Not just last night. It has been so the past two weeks. One can say I’m running on fumes. I had to step back and tell myself it was ok to just sit and listen to my thoughts. When you […]
Over 818 hours, days, and nights Nearly forgot to check in with myself Just an afterthought of thoughts The thought bubbles are dark and gray Soaking in the bath Too tired to try Need a new catalyst A motorboat to power through Find the courage to push and […]
Two years ago, after I returned from my South Africa trip, my knees were torn and I did close to 50 physical therapy sessions. Yes, I had great health care coverage as they offered even more sessions. I loved those sessions not so much for the physical therapy […]
Came so close to letting it out Freeing myself from your demons Liberating my consciousness So close But your demons still haunt me Your secrets still occupy my container I need a roundabout A well-intentioned beacon To steel me against the conscienceless So […]
A moment of silhouette introspection in the middle of an Australian Nature Reserve This week I am kicking off a girl-power theme. I’m a tad bit tired of being the “strong woman behind the successful man”. Do individuals know how insulting that may be to say to […]
I want to run up the stairs with grand determination Just like rocky balboa did before losing a good fight I want to pump my hands up in the air and cry a good fit I sigh, for at the end of it all I just want to […]
It shouldn’t be that a child wipes away the tears off his mother’s cheek It shouldn’t be that a doggie licks away his best friend’s hands covered in fallen tears The salt of the earth to be felt in the moment Nightmares of old, disturbing the daylight hours […]
I run purposefully I write angrily I think heartily I rhyme sadly I sing fitfully I weed productively I laugh exuberantly I work hungrily I eat chaotically I drink jovially I walk curiously I mother awe-ingly I dream longingly, yet warily I am emotion In every execution