Until It Happens To You

Do you remember laughing so hard and thinking “oh it couldn’t be me .” Only realizing it is you Do you remember holding marathon conversations with your besties saying “oh if it was me I would’ve done this or that?” Now realizing it is you Your mind is so scrambled you can’t say anything withoutContinue reading “Until It Happens To You”

Another Moment With You

I keep being drawn back to the last time we spoke. I’m stuck in this trance standing beside your bed hoping for this miraculous miracle to take place. Yet your body has been invaded by this uninvited guest. A Parasite! Sucking every breath you breathe and drowning you in your own fluids. How was thisContinue reading “Another Moment With You”

A Mother’s Cry

I can’t unhear the cries of a mother whose child’s life was snuffed out by an organized evil. I can’t unsee the constant replay of the last minutes of the life of someone who I didn’t personally know yet they have become my son or daughter My heart grieves these indescribable atrocities as another mother’sContinue reading “A Mother’s Cry”

Eyes Wide Open But Blind

It was hidden in plain sight and I dismissed all the alarms screaming inside me at excruciating levels My inner voice was being stifled by my refusal to accept the handwriting on the wall I spent countless hours convincing myself I hadn’t been bamboozled by the three dollar bill parading as c-note I was committedContinue reading “Eyes Wide Open But Blind”

Uncomfortable

I’m Feeling out of control with this self inflicted war raging inside of me My thoughts are racing to keep in harmony with these erratic emotions My Vision is blurry. I’m having trouble determining the difference between true or false. Is it real or is my mind playing tricks on me? I’m confused about whichContinue reading “Uncomfortable”

A Complicated Love

It wasn’t love at first sight Yet the attraction we shared radiated like George and Weezy We were moving on up but we just didn’t have a piece of pie by all accounts we owned the pie Whenever we were together our souls would connect he was the melody and I was the harmony creatingContinue reading “A Complicated Love”