Words forsake me Nothing to be said You have so much in common Why try so hard Why change who you are You have a connection Not with the real you Who is this you Your dress Your music Your spirituality Your heartlessness Your abandonment You wanted more than me You needed what I am... Continue Reading →
Stupidest Woman Alive~ That’s Me
“I’ve fallen in love with someone” The words that would change my life forever. The thing is that I knew. I already knew in my heart that that was the case. I already knew that he was cheating on me. Four or more months with no sex, no affection, no snuggles, no kisses. I’m not... Continue Reading →
New Beginnings 2024
2024 is here and it’s bringing a lot of change for me and mine. I’ve made of point of setting goals and plan on working to achieve them. First up: pay off our attorney and get this financial mess under control. As embarrassing as we find this bankruptcy situation to be, we’re relieved on some... Continue Reading →
The System Is Broken
Picture this: a person assaults and injures another person and is arrested and charged with felony corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant (with prior felonies). At first, bail was set at $100,000 and knowing that he didn’t/doesn’t have the kind of money it would take to post any kind of bail makes you feel... Continue Reading →
Now You Know
Nobody knows that I… (a blog prompt)I am an open book.I struggle with mental illness.I am a liberal.I do not support the death penalty.I support LGBTQ+ persons and their rights.I love cats.I love my husband.I love my kiddos.I am a daughter, a sister, a wife, a mother and now a grandmother.I am generous and empathetic.I... Continue Reading →
Finding My Voice
Why did I stop writing? And when? I can’t remember and don’t have an answer to either of those questions. All I know is that it’s gone. I’m gone. Or least a part of me is. And make no mistake, writing was an essential part of me. It was who I was in a lot... Continue Reading →
A Final Goodbye
How do you know when your last goodbye is your last goodbye?I have had a lot of goodbyes over the past few years. Just like anyone else, I never realized they were the final goodbye.I said goodbye one day, I can’t remember the date, to my very best friend from childhood to adulthood. I can’t... Continue Reading →
The Raven
Wings of jetLift them highI see you overheadDaring me to flightYou call to meYour majestyYour graceYour voiceSpeaking my dreamOf soaring and seeingI seek your freedom
Hello me…
“Hello me, it’s me again” Found a bunch of my old writing last night. About two years worth. It shocked me how actively I was writing at one point and how long it’s been since I put fingers to keyboard. It broke my heart and gave me hope. The writing I found was a mix... Continue Reading →
A Few of My Favorite Things (2017)
Bored with being stuck in my head so I thought I'd compile a list of my favorite things to cheer myself up and try to make a purposeful effort at redirecting my thoughts. writing to-do lists and adding things I've already done just to cross them offonline window shopping for vacations to places I will... Continue Reading →
