I’ll make things happen with foret… You’ll do what you’re told, you kn… You’ll get relief from your life’s… You’ll find release from external… I’ll be obeyed and adored by you i…

Aggressive questioning of settled… New eyes seeing familiar scenes. Self-serving lies or self-deceptiv… Tribulations commence as the trial… Unsuspecting innocence and unguard…

We live complicated lives Unbound by expectation Unfettered by conventional ties Living lives of our own creation We love in complicated ways

Clinging to a raft, Adrift on an angry sea, I can’t catch my breath. Endless waves batter me. Burdens weigh heavy;

Knowing she exists has restored my faith in love and hope for the future.

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…

Backlit screen glows in a darkened… Weft threads woven by electronic l… Smiling faces beckon crafted words… Virtual connections electronic lif… Outstretched hands lonely hearts g…

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

Love opens hearts and makes sprits… Love is a battlefield, love is war Emotional labor, labor of love Verbal poke and emotional shove We roll up our sleeves and work on…

‘Tis the season of stressed-out dr… ’Tis the season of awkward gatheri… ‘Tis the season of desperate lonel… ‘Tis the season of holiday decorat… ‘Tis the season of old couples hol…

Challenging angel, you are my matc… From every angle, you’re quite a c… Brilliant and beautiful, you’re qu… Hard working and accomplished, you… Loving and kind, your heart is ope…

Stationary repose in in the ever s… You look familiar yet different,… The life you lived has ended, a re… Hollow haunting memory of a once v… Beautiful in your own right, your…

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

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