She is striped and small like a child, a kitten, a stranger and then the lights go down. She dominates stage and scene, her voice a warrior in layers of fight wants to be healed as if I can pull her from the ashes of…

dripping time treasures memories into future reminisce the past

She raised her son and nephew On a housekeeper’s pay She made sure their hearts Knew love every day Her smile was so genuine Her morals so strong Her faith was divine Each trait was life-long She taught me that hard work Paid off in…

She did not have to do it. She chose to anyway. I was not family. She didn’t have to stay. She walked  beside me, through my most devastating days.   My mother’s battle with cancer was ending, her days on earth were few. There was…

Bare feet with dwindling heat, entered this world with hope of her own world. The world,gloomy,grimmy disheartened her, every stride frightened her despite she imagined her own world. Rose queen killed by her thorns, left nothing to torn. She rose again with hope of her…

We want to get back always turning, looking over a shoulder, a prayer twist towards the ceiling and sky. We topple to the side, one or the other, until we learn to look down, center, pull in and pull up, and then find balance to…

Who will I be? The question I ask myself  hundreds of times a day. The perfect soccer mom- mini van  baked goods  PTA Barbie looks with my newly pressed dress nails done hair up  ready for the front page. The trophy wife- dinner on the…

Brave and determine girl, Ready to fight for her rights, To make education equal, No matter the status, No matter the language, No matter the race, No matter the place, No matter who you are, We are all equal To deserve education and more… @Mejia-…

Hour 1 prompt: Write a poem about a famous woman or an influential woman you know personally.

Mom I wish I could love you and all of your flaws I know you are a good person You teach You work so hard Yet my hatred for you grows daily This gap between what I want and reality seems too wide to narrow