Dear former Idealistic Self, 20 Years Ago, Twenty years is a blink, but you already know the relativity of time. So listen, and change course. The path you’re on, though good, is not the right path for you. You feel lost and you’re searching for…

It’s so easy to hide it, behind screens, or hands, or walls. To tuck your pain away where it can’t make things worse.  Or better. I’ve heard voices break and connections go dead, I’ve witnessed messages composed, deleted, and composed again, Then still left unsent….

Those dark clouds are passing now The sun shines on your face Your eyes see right through me I never could escape Those who condemn our love Where are they now? I’m only concerned about Our wedding vows, where I said   I promised to…

Dear, Crystal, circa September 2007–   This is your 33 year old self. [I know you don’t like math, the year is 2019.] I remember you. And wanted to drop down a rope ladder for you to climb out of your early 20s.   I…

I thought Eliot wrote, “Not with a bang but with a whimper.” I thought Stipe sang, “And I feel fine.” So why do I hear and feel these gunshots? I remember the beach being wider than this bang! I never see fireflies anymore bang! The…

Dear Maritza, You are like a hurricane in harmony Like a tornado with gentle wind Able to challenge yourself to the limits Never give up Always positive even when days are gray Keep it up! (Free verse, Hour 11@Mejia2019)  

Dear Abigail, how I love and miss you so The strong winds blow and chill our bones We find ourselves trying not to freeze in the valley down below Trying to forge a new history one we can call our own Some men are faced…

Dear Maria- I know you hate that long white graduation dress And the white shoes to match But you’ll never have to wear skirts again if you don’t want to No more long socks under your uniform Because you never shaved your legs.   You…

You are worthy. You always have been. You always will be. Believe in yourself And the blessings that come. They are not accidents. They do not need to be questioned. You will one day be loved. Don’t second guess it, Don’t test it just to…

Dear Holly (To Him), Dear Holly (To Holly@15), I thought you were so cute You thought he was so cute Standing there in your Levis 501s Standing there in his Levis 501s Your brown eyes melted inside me His brown eyes melted inside you Then…