Hour Twenty-One Text prompt: “Running” as first word and final word. Running a store was once an aspiration, not interested now. Running programs for kids was fun, maybe not now. Much in the world today is so unnatural. A dispute can become deadly, a misunderstanding…

In the heart of the wild, where savannas sprawl Stands a mighty lion, proud and tall With mane like fire, a crown of gold In the African plains, a story is told   His eyes aflame with a hunter’s desire In the sun’s embrace, they…

Homecoming As angelic lights summon me home I am welcomed by those that I love No more am I destined to roam While my solace comes from above I am welcomed by those that I love Their warmth brings incredible ease While my solace comes…

Five firetrucks contending with Atlanta traffic men inside sweating from the heat but otherwise unbothered it’s a violent city   Seven police cars blaring sirens action movie driving stunts up on sidewalks yelling at peds to get going already   Two ambulances with EMTs roused…

Yawning little tiger Curled up by the pool Starts to grr and rumble Like kitty on a stool Meanwhile a lion rawrs Tired on its face Matching me extensively 4 hours til it wakes  

My sisters and I grew up in the same state The same town The same house But we had very different childhoods   We had the same brother But he was 1 year older than me 10 years older than them And liked a bit…

Darkness and a shred of light A weighted thing lays atop me My words the only thing in sight And the whirling wind blowing at three Trapped in a corner, I can move freely The shred of light I can blow out There’s nothing to…

I remember this day with grief, a great contradiction. A part of me is bound for every year I become older. With each passing hour, I bid farewell to the embrace of youth. To commemorate this birthday, I grieve the loss of my previous flower….

Running through my head Like all the things you said And all the things I failed to Simulation shift This is not the time To get caught and phase through   Though I appear calm I’m running right ahead My heart racing At the speed…

SELF LOVE I am a woman I am a mother, a sister, a daughter I love myself, my family, and my friends. I am passionate about many things That is what makes me who I am today I love the way I look in my…