poetry

Rant

Should this post be about the anger, the heartbreak or the madnessmaybe I should write about the struggle that’s removed by the gladnessor the sadnessI refuseto sit in a musedazed and amazed because my heart got confusedsee everything that changes me is a change that a chooseand I’m choosing right even if you somehow missedContinue Reading “Rant”

short stories

Two.

“Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. And if I die before I wake I thank the Lord for strawberry shortcake. I mean damn I outdid myself today! And I am so very grateful because it was your grace that carried the ingredients in the right proportions andContinue Reading “Two.”

commentary

The Struggle

Have you ever struggled with what’s real, what’s relevant? In this world we measure success on our ability to influence others. Artists create rebelliousness to draw discussion, they envision greatness in the form of what draws the most dollars, and are motivated by clicks, shares, and comments. How do you measure sanity? I measure itContinue Reading “The Struggle”

commentary

Grief

Last Thursday I went to my grandmother’s sister’s funeral. Not my great aunt’s, my grandmother’s sister’s funeral. I went on her behalf, even though years of disagreements had left me unfamiliar with that side of the family. In fact, when my grandma still had lucid thoughts she got a phone call from her sister afterContinue Reading “Grief”

poetry

Unapologetic

How do you apologize for the way you feel?How do you apologize for being a woman and filled with hormones? How do you apologize for hypersensitivity and behaving in a manner you wouldn’t expect?But those are real feelings aren’t they? Just the buried ones, right?Well then, how do you apologize for feeling hurt?For fighting backContinue Reading “Unapologetic”