freedom’s manifesto

when i grow up i want to be whole when i grow up i want to dip my toe in the water then decide poolside or bellyflop when i grow up i want to count stars instead of calories when i grow up i want to whistle work at play lean into the wind and sail…

woman interrupted

suspended between 2 worlds i exist neither here nor there time traps me taunting it ensnares multitasking trickery i once juggled dubiously without regard to circumstance or second chance now i glide between dimensions not quite defined where legos rule children scream there are demands pulling at me memos to be sent proposals to be written and…

truth, a work in progress

the stuff of revolution of evolutions Love   Love turns a weakness in on itself Love an impulsion‘s magnitude resulting in the formation of galaxies anew   Love omniscience Love connects us each to the other   Love power bringing forth itself igniting Love causing your soul to come aflame   make Love not a…

get a grip…it’s just kindergarten

deeply you wish to trap the moment freeze it for futility sake to keep and harbor as close to your heart as humanly possible parenting is foolhardy work in measures we release them into streams unknown for the sake of saying we have safely conquered nightmares, needles and the naughty naughty no no’s screamed by…

i wanna dance like the blues

I wanna dance like the blues Slo and determined Stumping the funk out Like what’s past us over And tomorrow a prospect so distant it ain’t worth my time   I wanna dance like the blues Fill myself up with longing So intense it comes out in groans Gyrating till dawn I groove I move…

gratitude i

there is joy in his giggle unmitigated happiness in his uncanny ability to transform an ordinary couch cushion to juggle gym to slide to trampoline   ‘mommy’ takes on a new edge when shrieked from a crib is this the love that ‘knows no bounds’ don’t know only the texture of his oatmeal is important…

appreciation i

there is a space where breast meets rib softness rests there   never having seen sunlight it is unmarred innocent   rarely touched it yields warmth   the feminine softness physically manifests a place of intimate refuge – home   entire religions founded wars forged to possess to caress   a place where there is…

Infidelity, a Sin?

I cheated on myself with coconut cake I can’t even begin to tell you How good it feels from the fluffy Marshmallow frosting to the pineapple filling Oh my head is just spinning This twice a year delicacy has been Infamous in the demise of diet plans Recovering diabetic traumas and no One minds the…

squirrels in the sandbox (based on a true story)

screeching through the screen door there are squirrels in the sandbox i don’t know what to do there are squirrels in the sandbox don’t leave me out here alone it might eat me or worst give me fleas and bring its friends to eat up all my toys this is atrocious squirrels should know better…

yep…

its the kind of day a hot shower can’t solve the kind of day when even after everyone is settled the house still feels loud its the kind of day when your mind races at maximum speed but your limbs seem to be locked in slow motion its that day when staying in bed is…