Friday, January 4, 2013

Gone


Disintegrating
One thread at a time
Curious
One's humor
Another's demise
Standing
Case in hand
Shocked
Ceased
To believe
In you
Us
Love
Trust
Faith
Slipped by
Left
The fabric of us
Strings

Thursday, January 3, 2013

And He Was Dead


The boiling blood coursed through
My veins, and my mind began
Screaming. Sticky sweat oozed off
My forehead as my foot began
Shaking in a furious pattern. My
Body was telling me to run as far
And as fast as I could. I stood there
Realizing what he had done, even
After, “The Talk.” My palms became
Clammy, and I was losing my grip
On reality. I was slipping into
The great gorges of fantasy. Then,
The anger killed him.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Almost Wordless


Logic wars
Bittersweet emotion
Fear freezes
Heart pleads
Grip lost
Insanity screams
Sanity needs
Thoughts flee
Fantasy leaves
Focus thaws
Wholeness remains
Light stays
Faith gains

Monday, December 31, 2012

Reflections

2012 has been a crazy year. Never a dull moment.

2012 was the year I cried more tears than (probably) ever in my life before.  I cried happy tears. I cried sad tears. Tears of loss. Tears of gain.

2012 was the year I reconnected with many (blessings) friends from my past.

2012 was the year I found out that I still trust some people too much and lost some "friends" because of it.

2012 was the year I accidentally killed my Saturn Ion 3 in a flash flood in West Virginia.


2012 was the year I became a great-aunt.


2012 was the year I was honored to have a child named after me.


2012 was the year I watched two of the most wonderful people I know fall in love. With each other.



2012 was the year I adopted a dog.


2012 was the year I stood between Jack Blades and Kelly Keagy for a photo op. Like a groupy.


2012 was the year I discovered I have amnesia regarding some past events (which is driving me crazy).

2012 was the year I took my blinders off to see the homeless in my community.

2012 was the year I began helping.

2012 was the year I started focusing more on the world by focusing more on me.

2012 was the year I stopped hiding me.

2012 was the year I celebrated the milestone birthdays of many friends, including my own.

2012 was the year I was overwhelmed with grief for innocent lives killed by mad men.

2012 was the year I was overwhelmed by negativity from my Democratic and Republican friends.

2012 was the year I was overwhelmed by negativity of others when the world didn't end on the Solstice.

2012 was the year I began surrounding myself with like-minded sisters and brothers.

2012 was the year I asked for and received clarification.

2012 was the year I was reminded that I am a butterfly.


And I am loved.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Isolation


I can’t allow you to have friends anymore
Such bad influences they are
Oh, and you must do things my way
Laughter is not allowed
Adoration is a requirement
Tolerating your behavior only lasts so long
Inadequacy is unacceptable
Order must always be kept
No, I don’t really love you

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Insanity


Redeeming qualities?
Overstuffed sock drawers?
Insanity looms over its
Victim
With the snap of fingers
Fog rolls in and
Encompasses the unknowing
Sight prevented by the density
No way to find home, comfort,
Love
No choice but to back against
The wall
Thankful for its support
Fear immobilizing
Screams when a hand
Appears
Inches from the nose
Insanity envelopes
Without realization that the
Hand was help

Friday, October 12, 2012

Schedules


Work schedules
School schedules
Visitation schedules
Lovemaking schedules
Play schedules
Conference schedules
Dinner schedules
Cleaning schedules
Laundry schedules
Mowing schedules
Shoveling schedules
Gardening schedules
Vacation schedules
Holiday schedules
Shopping schedules
Writing schedules
Reading schedules
Recreation schedules
Sleeping schedules
Breathing schedules
Dying schedules

Friends

Forgiving Respecting Inspiring Endearing Noticing Depending Supporting