I have never been that great in taking a compliment. Although, I most definitely know how to toot my own horn and blow my own trumpet. I actually wish I had learned to play the trumpet in school. It is such a vibrant, energetic instrument. Instead I learned […]
Rise above the purr to bask in the delight to dream to purr to live if only the ghosts would be forthright and haunt another scream let one be in the blur for that is to live tinker tinker tinker with the light the ghosts always cast an […]
A ball drops on yesteryear Nothing fits right Nothing feels right Nothing rings right No move should be for what is wrong But at times there is no right What to do What to do Its all in tatters Shards strewn about A minefield of possibilities A vacuum […]
Today we were asked to think about what would happen if we woke up and it was ten days later. I can tell you I would be mighty bummed out to have missed my son’s formative years and have missed seeing New Orleans become the grand city it […]
Reach for the stars while the heart wheezes Flush the flesh Bite the foot Syomp the hand Belt out a lyrical storm Primp the surrounding green sea Fiercely piercing the wide-eyes pupils The lightning flashes hand-whisk the mind While the heart wheezes on by Go […]
When you walk the streets of New York you should avoid eye contact with all people. Avoid eye contact with the crazies, the self-talkers, and even the handsome model types for those will turn on you faster than women can line up for a Prada sample sale or […]
I have not been rejected much in life. Ok. So, now you hate me or are intrigued by why and where is this going. See, I am considered smart, somewhat attractive, cunning, quick-witted, and fashionable. Who else can rock a Betsey Johnson pink goth handbag? Also, I tend to […]
I just euphorically finished running on my treadmill despite all my ailments and I was so eager to hit the imaginary applause button that I nearly fell off the moving walkway. I shrugged off my clumsiness reminding myself I had just accomplished a great feat and was soundly […]
They are coming Must rise up against the quicksand They are coming Must be steadfastly strident and headstrong They are coming Must push back against the naysayer’s wall They are coming Must not blink the confidence asunder They are coming Must reabsorb the jitters into the veins They […]
Across life’s halls, I have come up against hardened walls Who did I reach through the bars for If it is not me? Walking the jagged jumbled mazes, I shred through the haze Who do I see across the room If it is not me? Lining up the […]
