Tonight’s Thoughts

~It was important for me to let myself grieve for what I lost. It was also important that I eventually let go of what I’d lost.
~Life is not fair and that’s no one’s fault. Some days I get the sunshine, other days the rain.
~Anger is not real, its only the clothing we wear [...]

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Morning Lines

~We are curled into one furry, warm, love ball in my bed; one boy, one girl and two dogs–my family.
~Still, in the face of possible perfection, I occasionally choke on my own insecurities.
~It is my river ring, my superhero ring, my bolt of blue-green love lightning, his sparkling promise, his message to the world.
~So many [...]

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A List

I want to open my mind and let all the facts fall out.
I want to go where my heart goes when you holdm e tight.
I want to put my heart in the washing machine; hot/cold, heavy duty cycle.
I want to believe I could protect a child, that I could be protected.
I want to trace every [...]

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Vignettes

holding the weight of the world’s sadness
in my palm
without a prayer
breathing love out
in tired, circular sentences
he never understood
one by one
aching, tired fingers
forgot why they were holding on
and let go
here I am
dancing with wild daffodils
writing answers to riddles
as riddles to answer
questions no one is asking
: )

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Thoughts

Poetry is a continuum, the old words feed the new.
I intended to give myself freedom to write about the past, but instead find myself finally feeling free to write about the present and the future . . .
I don’t know what the best choice is . . . so I’m not going to make one [...]

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Parts

no not that way
see how it hurts?
that means no, not that way
[...]

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