Her hands were bleeding profusely. She drank from them to stay hydrated. She was so thirsty but she had to keep moving. The sun was about to set and she couldn’t let herself be caught. They would show no mercy. It was barbed wire after barbed wire. […]
During her flight she entertained herself with binge-watching. And what a glorious binge it was. Her head was filled with flights of fancy and kick-boxing moves. Her body wanted to move and soar wildly. She checked into her hotel and stared out the window fingering the moves […]
Everything is rusted but flowers can still bloom. Such a sentiment keeps her going day in and day out. Although, even a cactus couldn’t survive her care. It seemed like there was a dark cloud hanging over her. Everything around her was rusting away. No […]
“Really? Is that true” “Yes, Yes!” “Wow! I have never heard of such a thing” ” Well, it is true. Many New Yorkers have never had a driver’s license. Ever.” “But how do they get from one place to another.” “ummm. They walk. They bike. They take […]
Flowering yellow Happiness in a long stem Calmly in a storm Last night we spent the evening in a small town up the California north coast. Rain and huge waves crashing ashore created a soothing lullaby. Have you ever fallen asleep to the sounds of the ocean […]
He closed his eyes and sighed Powerless to change the course I clicked my heels but didn’t disappear He went off instead into the netherworld I cried Stripped my pride There was no stride He was gentle and small The fuzziest cheese curd Nothing but love Why […]
Baby we were born to run It’s a perfectly quaint, slightly dark nostalgic room like a 1950s pharmacy. The bottles on the cabinet sure seemed like old-school items to lift her spirits. It wasn’t her home. It never would be. It was now or never to break free. […]
There is always at least one way Even when everything seems dark and closed in Even when things are boxed off Even when the world is shutting you in There is always at least one way out The walls may be cracked No ladders to be found Brick […]
Afloat in my travels Joy, unbridled joy from the mountain tops above floating over grass How I long to be back in the air over a mountaintop or to see my boy jumping for joy at a newly discovered ability
I used to dream of living in a grand church I grew up in the South Bronx section of New York, right after the time the nation declared that the Bronx was burning. There were abandoned buildings everywhere. There were buildings that became crack dens. The South Bronx […]
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