Destiny
She answered to Destinybut dismissed its significancelike there wasn’t anyto cling to, not that she could seesitting at the back of the busbecause she wanted to feel lonely,isolated from her…
Better
I deserve better,he urged with compassion,attempting to unfetteran attraction he imagined. He urged with compassionso my heart might withstandlosing a companion,having no man. So my heart might withstand?Does he think…
Mountains
When the mountain first appears a mile ahead,there's time to trick the mind into believingit's not too much for you, you can conquer this.There's time to tell the heart not…
Soul Mates
I remember drowningin the Nileand watching youscoff as I sank Historians say they don’t knowhow I diedbut you and I knowthe truth Two thousand years later,you had evolved I remember…
Needs Analysis
I did not need hypnosisor therapy I did not need specialistsor an individualized plan I did not need a vigilor divine intervention I needed to make up my mind July…
Motivation
And in the morningwhen I felt my spine cracking under the pressureand I felt my blood labored by the pollutantsand I felt my systems losing their ability to forgiveand I…
Streams
I was born into youlike a fish who knows its streambut cannot describe waterand to those who always needed you,never breathed you like air,you were just the ocean—a vast, seductive,…
Left Behind
We left them behindwith willful intent,presence of mind,and heart-filled content. With willful intent,we chose to forgive,not so we’d forget,but so we could live. We chose to forgivefor the pain we…
Autobiography
I searched for a woman to admire—someone strongwho had beenin the fight for her life,who had beendefeated and left for dead,who had beencounted out, dismissed, then vilified,who had beendiscouraged, insecure,…
Accountability
I cannot blame my inner voiceIt only spoke the truthI’m accountable for my choiceI cannot blame my inner voiceI may find reason to rejoiceWhen distant from my youthI cannot blame…