Move the Bowling Ball, it is in my Way

Waking, slipping past the softening dreams, feeling the sliding, feeling cheated, realizing you had to slide over the side, take that breath, flat feet on the ground, stand up to your load, meet the day ahead, wishing, to be that little one, met by Mommie, while she cooed and sang and caressed you. Piercing Sunshine. … Continue reading Move the Bowling Ball, it is in my Way →

I Know My Truth

So, why am I telling my own story? Because. I am not famous, never will be. I am not somebody. I missed that train, in the rain, while hoping for Spain. You see, I have an educated friend that judges people based on the way they speak, more than the color of their skin. Quote, … Continue reading I Know My Truth →

Da Dream

Da Dream Success and money, and all of it. Yeah, I fell short! You? I did have those moments when I felt happy but layered over by worries of bills, and the baby, the water pump on the chevy was broke. Yet, there were those times when I laughed like a loon, free of my … Continue reading Da Dream →

I Walk Forward

Today, Not last year Remember me not as I was Love me as I am or not, Or, forget me forever I walk ever forward, You can stay where you are I love and live where I am Walk into the future Not forever wedded to the past Your choice, not mine I live for … Continue reading I Walk Forward →

Hold My Hand

You face out on the world, with your smile, and your determination But, inside, you fear what comes next You will raise your voice, and you will get mad But, inside, your fear is stronger and louder. The mirror tells you the truth, But, inside, you do not want to face it. Can someone hold … Continue reading Hold My Hand →

Tock of Life

Ramblings from an Unpaved Mind Tick There it goes again, Tock, the sound of my life bleeding away Tick, When I thought I had a future Tock, Followed by my desperation of failure Tick My marriage and children Tock My failure Tick My dreams were only children dreams Tock My bubble is now real, and … Continue reading Tock of Life →

I can Take It

To the ones with very thin skins, and a past of this morning. I never killed an Indian nor took his land. I never enslaved a Black. Nor, have I have bashed an LBGT. I have bashed Bullies. Don't be a Bully. None of you can blame your father, his father or his father. Each … Continue reading I can Take It →

Hoping to be Accepted

While I live I am not always loved While someone hears me They do not always understand me While I feel Others will not accept my emotions Still, I breathe and hope for love, understanding, and clarity. As a human, I reserve the right to be wrong from time to time. Yet, still, I hope … Continue reading Hoping to be Accepted →

God Asked me

What is your worth to the world? What makes you other than sand? What did you add to the effort to keep the stars shining and spinning? "Well, I was always trying to help a lessor one!" Common, many millions before ye! "What else?" I tried to help every child crying, lost, alone... "Also common. … Continue reading God Asked me →

I Forgot My Lines, But I Have no Fear

The call from the others comes in daily, nightly, lastly, just when peace takes me near sleep and dreams. "Why you? Why are you breathing? What is so special about you?" they ask in Legion. They remind me how many never got free of the womb, how many passed so young, here cancer, there a … Continue reading I Forgot My Lines, But I Have no Fear →