What is coming up for me?Why do I torment so?The path of least resistanceIs a route I’ll never know.I can’t stand the timeWhen the vision is not all in view.Or even once complete,Still on its way to coming to.Right now, I see pieces.Little glimpses of how it might be.The twisting, turning road ahead.What the future... Continue Reading →
Swan vibes.I’m a hustler.Cool on the surface,I’m a tussler.See me,I’m gliding.It’s the strain underneathI’m hiding.BeautyIn my “perfection.”This will beMy resurrection.These wings,See, I can fly.So why’m I pictured hereLakeside?So quiet.Seeming tranquil.They’re blind to my struggle.Feeling thankful. Swan vibes.I’ve got this.Keep moving forward,Regardless.Put meIn your boxes.But I’m more wilyThan the foxes.Graceful.You see weaknessBut my moves, swift enoughFor... Continue Reading →
A new me is born.Gone is the one who doubts.Questions her value.Apologizes.Constantly.For taking up space.For apologizing…Who hides.Afraid to be seen.Willing to be unheard.Crying in the shower because she’s made to feel small.She’s let herself be small.But her ideas are big.Her passion is boundless.Inside, she shines like the sunRising up over the hillside,Greeting the day with... Continue Reading →
Those moments when you are in a surreal limboBetween the life you lead and all of your fantasies.Energy pulses, lights dance.Pure Potential.The world is at your fingertipsAnd you realizeIt’s always thereWaiting for you to explore it.People just like youAnd not like you.Share a languageOr don’t.Share a drinkOr a smile.A friendly face who’s been thereCan show... Continue Reading →
I put my son down to sleep.He says “Mommy, I am so scared.”When he was younger, of course,He feared lions and tigers and bears.The worst thing he could imagine,Was a monster under the bed.I still tell him, “Baby, don’t worry.”But that leaves so much unsaid.In fact, there’s so much to be afraid of,I don’t even... Continue Reading →
Privilege is seeing spring flowers,Aglow in the rising light.Kindness is describing those flowers,Every detail for a friend without sight.You walk together and I see you.Arm held with sturdy, gentle love.The same path I walk each morning,To glimpse the bay views from above.I try not to take for grantedAll of the beauty I see.And, hearing you... Continue Reading →
Rainy day morning.Cloudy, grey by the shore.I watch drops hit the ocean,Cause ripples once more.While others stayed cozy,Covers pulled up in bed.We grabbed umbrellas,And jumped puddles instead.Each day you grow older,Wiser, more mature too.Rainy day sunshine,Because I’m with you.
There is so much talk of going back. Back to school. Back to work. Back to normal… But, what if I don’t want to go back? What if I want to stay here? Cocooned in this perfect little space. My life didn’t contain space before. Everything packed in, vacuum sealed. Cemented against my shoulds. The... Continue Reading →
You did things. Encouraged things. Enabled things. Condoned things. Unspeakable things. I hadn’t admitted to myself until now. They’ve lingered, like ghosts. Haunting my days from a distance. Passing through rooms with a chill and a shiver. I’ve been ashamed to confess I believe in ghosts. Plus, there are tales of ghastlier ghouls. The kind... Continue Reading →
I watch you in the waves, sweet boy,And see the tides of change.Boys will be boysWho stand up for others.Never silence,Only uplift.Kindness, vulnerability,As strength, not weakness.No dominationOr need to save face.When she talks,You will listen.Not needlessly interrupt.Not ruthlessly try to one-up.Hear clearly,Not through the static blare.See fully,Not through lens of blinding glare. Woman as friend.Woman... Continue Reading →
Soliloquy on Imperfectionism 