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…

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…

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

Curiously known stranger, unfamiliarly familiar, soul mate encounter.

A tearful memory of dreams unreconciled in our present-day reality

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

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…

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

Hateful celebrate demise Drunken boasters contrive Airways spreading lies Putrefied flesh-consuming flies Ignorant glee condemning tries

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

Uni... energy. Unit... of time prescribed. Union... of spirits in the moment. Unique... encounter. Unicorn... embodied.

precious artifacts unplanned extended stay in temporary storeage father’s helping hand root bound memories set free

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…

Midst her migratory journey, I w… She came to me as I was planning… She boldly rested on my open hand… I was inspired by the presence of… Her touch caused my pulse to race…

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