Kingdom
As she evolved so did her relationship with God. When she had once felt helpless, she prayed for miracles and guidance, but as she matured and became learned, resourceful, well-connected,…
Futures
Seeing the teenagers at the graduation so expectant, so sure of their place in the world, and so certain of their futures reminded her of herself at graduation and all…
Rear View
Through the rearview mirror, her family home faded into the distance as she embarked upon a new journey: college. She fantasized about her newfound freedom, the people she’d meet, the…
Ordinary
It would've been too much for an ordinary woman: to watch her children play with the little girl next door, to watch her husband take money and food to the…
Confidence
“I’m a good man,” he congratulated himself after giving his wife the “night off” to tend to herself for a change. His newborn daughter had slept peacefully, which may have…
Improvise
The plan: We sit on the balcony overlooking the city lights; him: improvising on his violin; me: improvising poetry. It wasn’t supposed to be romantic—but organic, bohemian, native. He agreed…
Laying Hands
Eyes closed, hands raised in surrender. He grabbed me so unexpectedly I needed a moment to confirm this was really happening to me. He shouted in a language I did…
Delivered
They said it would feel like dying. They were right. And were it not for an overwhelming desire to see my creation, I would have. But I pushed and cussed,…
Kiss
Lips, tongue, teeth. This is familiar, she illumined, kissing another woman for the first time. Had it not been for the involuntary quiver in her legs causing her to nervously…
Seek
The tension was one-sided. He was cool like Christmas Eve; however, predicting her battle cry, he made hot cocoa and brought it in her favorite mug. She wasn’t mad at…