Not a single battery more fits into the candy jar. She longed for the days when life was simple and a candy jar was filled with candy. Since when did we need to remind ourselves that we needed to recharge our minds, body and soul? Her family […]
Let me set one thing straight right of the bat. I am always in a New York state of mind. Meaning, I will always be a New Yorker. However, I am making the most of my time in California -at least this time which is my […]
Have you ever tried to look at yourself in the mirror and speak the truth? Tell the mirror your insecurities? Tell the mirror your fears? Tell the mirror how you wish you could be? I’m not talking about a Snow White interaction with the mirror. I’m […]
Change doesn’t come Change doesn’t happen Change doesn’t caress the masses Change doesn’t ease the mind Change has to be produced Change has to be pushed Change has to be prodded Change has to be put forth Bang the bass drum Get snappin’ and clappin’ Hand out […]
Despite not being a girl, my son is stylish. Ok. I will get a backlash at that sentence perhaps. But do let me explain. I always said that if I had to have a child I wanted it to be a boy. I felt girls would be […]
It’s soiled Your face, your look, your tongue It all reeks of emptiness Why pretend to be clean As you leave behind a trail of dirt with no recompense. It’s muddy Your thoughts, your ideas, your vision They all criss-cross a blurred line The morning coffee […]
She sauntered through the swamp, blissfully gliding through the muddy waters. The swamp was her home. The gators and mosquitoes were her protector. The bites didn’t matter. Nothing else mattered but this very second. The moment fill with thick air was to be savored. Just 20 seconds till […]
Who doesn’t love palm trees? In the past, palms were symbols of victory, peace, and fertility. The Romans rewarded champions of the games and celebrated success in war with palm branches. The South Carolina flag has a palm tree which I did not realize was a palm tree […]
The world was moving. That was what the Talking Heads reminded her of every day. Well, that is what she reminded herself by repeatedly playing the same songs on her iPod. She was trying to keep up with the moving world but sometimes it was spinning […]
Suspended animation in a room filled with water. That is where her mind went in the throughout the dreary day and week. Everything was a little slower than it should have been. Everyone was a passive-aggressive monster that she needed to blunt. She visualized herself surrounded […]
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