Fight OR flight is a false choice… My “fight” is fought within my min… I’m going to Vegas, to calm my mi… Distraction is what I’m hoping to… I’m going to Vegas, of all places…

Unwelcome guest refusing to go Hauntingly present, always in tow At first it’s sharp and resides in… A dull ache spreads quickly, after… ****

Curiously known stranger, unfamiliarly familiar, soul mate encounter.

Open heart, open mind Expecting nothing, all I find Scars reopened, piercing pains Flirtatious banter, cute pet names Anxious jitters, chest explodes

Powerful old white man demanding a… Does it matter if below the surfac… Little boy, frightened child. His sense of security defiled. On undependable adults he must rel…

She came into my life with a broom… and swept me off my feet - right w… She swept away my yearning heart’s… with strangely familiar words and… She swept away sad loneliness,

Rockstar girlfriend, sexy and smar… You live your life like a work of… You attract followers like bugs to… I fell for you– it was love at fir… Everyone wants you, you’re much in…

While I am older, I still have much to learn from yo… Thanks for your labor!

**** Market forces prevail. Metered discourse. Purchased int… Love is for sale. ***

Precariously balanced, I live on… The view is better here Sometimes I slip from a rocky led… Falling from grace and consumed by… Then comes pain and healing

Soar Anna, find your stride. Your life promises to be a good ri… Mean what you say and say what you… Establish your life’s rhythms, fin… Never leave doubts that what you s…

I am confused by incongruent words… They don’t always make sense, my t… From past abuse I begin gleaning To fill the silence with meaning Meaning that’s not rooted in any h…

Suffering adheres to Eight-fold fears Pleasure, pain Loss, gain Praise, blame

Chaotic and disorganized, much goi… I regrouped, suspended my expectat… Fearful ramblings and a wooden emb… Providence brought us both to this… Safe place enveloped in healing en…