Standing in my heatless house, silent exception of dripping faucets. Gazing at the darken street, hoping for movement, praying for none. Entangled in huddled embrace, trying to capture and contain human heat. A flickering candle, a beacon of light, a dancer of shadows. Fearful of the next failure hiding around…
We just made it though a week of a terrible Winter Storm along with the rest of Texas. At times, no heat, no electric, no water… I wonder if other pet owners stayed home mainly because of their pets. Basura cried and cried during this week, I suspect that she…
Basura cat put on a dress and did her hair, Saying that today, “Love is in the air!” She says that she is smart and not stupid, That today she’ll get a visit from Cupid. A baby in a diaper, bow and arrow in hand, Will be slinging love darts…
It’s the coldest day ever in my little town, The house is so quiet without any sound. I was teaching lessons to students on zoom, When I was finished, I was alone in the room. I ambled to the kitchen to make myself tea, Then I felt lonely and look…
Basura Cat keeps turning up the heat, She sneaks to the thermostat when I sit down to eat. She says we need to keep the house nice and hot, I tell her no, millionaires we are not. I’m freezing!” She cried, “Look Sofia is even wearing a hat!” “I’m colder…
Basura Cat wants to go to the Rodeo, How she heard about it, I don’t know. She wants to see Cowboys, and Cowgirls galore, She wants to see sheep, calf roping and more. “Take me!” She cried, “I so want to go!” “Oh, please take me to the Rodeo Show!”…
He thought he had been robbed, He called up his own mob. Even though there was no proof, They believed it was the truth. There was no proof of theft and wrong, They fought even after he was gone. They felt that they were right, Without proof, they continue to…
Basura Cat was making soup all on her own, She got the recipe off of my phone. She had on bowling shoes much to my surprise, They were too big, not really her size. “What are you up to?” I asked with concern, Wondering how turning on the over she…
What you see and what you believe are filtered though your mind, Many fail to read to find the truth, read more than the headline. Some react and then attack, and then watch the story grow, Spreading lies with conviction, influencing all they know. Some become Doctors without degrees, Saying…
How would you feel if your boss knew that there was danger in your work place, which bled over into your home place and didn’t tell you? Would there be any reason that your boss could give that would silence your outrage? “It’s no worse than the flu, will disappear…