These are angry times. These are hate-filled times. They are perilous and rocky, but none of this is new to us or our generation. History is doomed to repeat itself, … Continue reading Choosing Hope
Category: coping
No More Names
I saw the headlines I read the articles That another man died yesterday And another today Fathers, brothers, sons Another death Another name To add to that growing list Of … Continue reading No More Names
“Just”
Is there any more exhausting word
Than the small
The righteous
Ripe
Word
“Just”?
All you need to do
You
Just
Need
To
Do
More
The words and worlds
In that single word
That say
You
Are not
Doing
Enough
A Little Bit More
Days bleed one into the next and the next and the next My laughter mingles with the salt of my tears as tiredness walks hand-in-hand with the joys of being all … Continue reading A Little Bit More
On the Loss(es) of a Mother
My sister sent me a thoughtful message about my mom and death a couple of weeks ago, but even before she sent me the message, my thoughts were already dwelling on my … Continue reading On the Loss(es) of a Mother
