Starting a friendship with someone who is dying I was at a late night business meeting recently where one of my colleagues joked “I’m not your friend, am I? Right?” We all laughed but the question was pointed. See, as of late, I have made a few new […]
Your ghost of a scent The cupboard remains bare But your scent is soaked into its wall Throw the doors open and out you come Befuddled, I was struck What are you trying to tell me? I filled the cupboard with timid care For this scent is clearly […]
Today is a day My Mom Would Have Loved My mother loved, with ALL CAPS, loved April Fool’s Day. She looked forward to that day more than most other holidays. She had a bit of a prankster streak in her; which was passed onto me. I totally love […]
Walking through my doors with an open mind A door can provide access or it can block it. Doors are most definitely physical. However, there are many that lie within our minds and souls. A door can close out air drafts or open up and let light through. […]
Let the Puerto Rican Superstition Be: I will not wear bobby pins to sleep tonight My mom was a very typical Puerto Rican woman. She voted in every election and passed that habit onto me. She spoke Spanglish with gusto. She loved rice and beans and dark, […]
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 […]
Flip flops and my new life chapter I do not wear flip flops. Never has been part of my attire repertoire. Never will be. I am a high heels kind of girl. I also wear comfortable walking Shoes for the city of New York. If you wear flip […]
What I didn’t know 190 days ago about what today would be like July 30th is here and it is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s birthday. It is also an important day for soccer aficionados as that is when the first FIFA world cup was won back in 1930. […]
The tale of my murderous fish and his fight to stay alive I am not someone who lingers. I know quite a declarative statement. I go to events and get things done and go home. I find business social milieus to be quite a drag and oftentimes filled to […]
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