Cravings

I’m just here for the chocolate and you I do enjoy a good truffle Or a gummy bear with the perfect texture But you I’ve never tasted anything like you I’ve had gummies and chocolates Chocolate covered gummies Nothing like you though Then there’s the whole thing where Too much candy gives me a bellyContinue reading “Cravings”

Stop Saying the L Word

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I enjoy a good romance or a good cry from the loss of a character I’ve come to feel close to. I like delaying or sacrificing my own current desires for my daughters. I like spending time with those I feel most connected to. These are all descriptions of love. But I’dContinue reading “Stop Saying the L Word”

Purpose?

The time has come to discuss purpose Do we all have one when we’re born? Do we create one? “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ―Fyodor Dostoyevsky I am going to say the first thing we should do in life is figure outContinue reading “Purpose?”

A Whole Woman

She is a combination of everything she’s always wanted to be. She left limits for roadways and labels for truffles. She embodies a collection of all the mothers who raised her and all the fathers who tried their best. She’s a voice in the wilderness and a high tide. The storm is nestled in herContinue reading “A Whole Woman”

A Woman

Take away the dishes The wife-ing The mothering And you’re left with A writer An artist !A REVOLUTIONARY Who dreams of sowing thought respect And empathy back into our existence She grasps for words And stories She grasps for experiences She fails She falls she rises Over and over again She is a woman SheContinue reading “A Woman”

Farming Character

Our yesterdays linger on the back of my tongue He’s locked the door again No one is allowed in but him And his music and his revenge that sits between his back teeth I say I don’t feel safe And I’m sad and I’m scared But those words fall to the wayside And so yesterdayContinue reading “Farming Character”