There’s a band of orphan bandits that roam across this earth, Having been left, by the ones they knew at birth. By choice, by death, by whatever means, they find themselves alone, With broken hearts and bandaged souls, together they do roam. They know each other when they look deep…
There’s a saying here in Texas, you hear it all the time, When you ask directions to a place you’re trying to find. “Just up around the corner,” is what they say to you, 30 minutes later, you see it wasn’t true. You can drive for forever; it may seem…
Basura Cat is stomping her paws, As she points out one of my flaws. She’s so angry, she is so hurt, Finally, these words, she suddenly did blurt. “Lookie, here Missy!” she did have to say, Did you know that it’s National Cat Lady Day? Not a word or syllables…
I’m sorry that I haven’t written before, I didn’t know where to send my letter. But then I realized that you are all around, so my excuse grew frail. I’m sorry for the things we’ve done, what we haven’t and what we should. I cheat truth when I say that…
Bullet: “Ah, what purpose am I?” Gun: “You are my messenger.” Bullet: “Messenger of pain, death, destruction?” Gun: “It’s out of our hands and in the hands of humans.” Bullet: “But what can a human want of me, but to kill?” Gun: “That all lies in the intention of humans.”…
It’s a cloudy day, forecast of rain, it’s my Mom’s Birthday. I haven’t seen her since October 11th 1981; it was also a cloudy, cool day in Ohio. The first years were the hardest, every holiday lacked color. I wonder to myself, “how many candles would be on her cake today?” It takes…
As a woman, I have walked in fear for a great length of my life. I was arrested once for prostitution, when solicited by an under cover police officer. I thought he was kidding, he wasn’t. I ended up in jail. How many times, I feared for my life and…
I want to write tonight, but I know not what about, So many things in my head, I want to scream and shout. I see the bad, I see the good, I see the in-between, I’m torn between a giggle, torn between a scream. Another body fallen, another baby born,…
It started off as one, as I started out my day, Sitting down to write, sitting down to play. The cat meowed; she wanted to sit upon my lap, I was stuck for quite awhile, as she took a winters nap. When finally she jumped down upon the floor, I…
Today, The world mourns the death of Prince Philip. The partner, companion to Queen Elizabeth for seven decades. I see tributes across all news platforms, for he was a great man who lived a full life. I assume with all the material comforts that one could ask for. I honor…