May 19th, 2024 is a day that has changed me. It was the most horrifying start to my afternoon at The Lamb Shoppe in Denver. There was the...

Some days I am so overwhelmed with the fear That I’ve missed my turn and there won’t be Another one in my lifetime. I can’t figure out a...

Daydreams about second and third chances- Peaceful spaces, sounds of laughter and conversation a constant. Open windows, the sun lighting...

HOME Laughter in the air, peace in the corners- Sunshine dancing on the walls with rustling leaves, Comfort among heavy limbs in dreamy...

STAY WITH US Laying on my back in the prickly grass Right knee crossed over the left one, arms behind my head. I stare into the space...

EVERY DAY Every day I have to decide whether or not to get out of bed. Seems that it’s not just my body that is exhausted. TMD 4/28/24 30...

P.O.E.T. I never thought myself a poet- I’m not good at lofty words Or gentle rhymes and wordplay. Who would read my words if they don’t...

ODE TO CAREGIVERS My mother was a tormented soul And her life was a really hard one. Her only respite was her gardens and her children,...

THIS IS THE WAY Here is where I let go of your hand, And ventured out alone while you stayed on your computer. I could no longer hold up...

STRETCHING Stretching too thin- there’s a lot on my plate, But it’s mostly busywork, things to keep my mind straight- As a way to silence...

REMINDER Sometimes I just can’t hush my anxious mind. My stomach hurts and my unshed tears are burning in my eyes. Some days are just...

OCCUPY POWER Since my earliest memory, I’ve always occupied spaces that were not mine. Afraid to be turned on if I got too comfortable,...

FOR THE LOVERS So much rage and hate everywhere around here. Online, people hiding behind fake personas eagerly cut strangers they don’t...

STEADFAST Pushing back against despair, A part of me still hopes for better days. Surely, it’s still coming- I’ve been waiting for so...

EXPIRATION DATE When I was a young girl, I wanted so badly to be a mother. I wrote names in a yellow notebook and sighed over dumpling...

GET FREE She said cruel things to me all the time, Whispering that I was never wanted, remember. Not a birthday passed without this...

FRIENDS 4EVA I don’t think there is such a thing—a friend that stays with you from beginning to end. When I remember the friends of my...

OFFLINE I took a walk today at the City Park 6:20 in the morning- the sun hadn’t yet risen. Not another soul seen until 10 minutes...

TAKE A TRIP Springtime Wanderlust delivers a sharp wallop every year, The yearning to shed my mundane life and for a week, take on...

ICE CREAM Freshly scooped, slow churned. No melty bits (or I gag). First bite of summer a shock to the tongue. Tingly, shivery, joyous...