Tis tragedy they say That begins to lead us astay The need to subdue The unworthyness Exposed at a tender age Sex, drugs and alchohol were ALL the rage. I am me, I am free Monster, after monster Subject of physical abuse And mental torture…

Before the prompt is out, sigh, The pencils are already moving, why? Their ears are closed, goodbye, as minds feverishly try to rhyme. Heads are bent over papers, be kind, maybe they heard me (in my mind).   I will teach them to write. I…

Parents are supposed to be there for their children Even if their lives start to fall apart You can’t just give up and walk away… …are leave the state to try to escape Deadbeats always make up excuses But quick to point their fingers when…

His genial fire Reverberates with exotic warmth His aesthetically crafted tomes Across literary modes Exudes the regal passion of a Plutonic sage Oluwole Akinwande Soyinka remains Africa’s Iconic Voyager of distinction A gadfly with the boundless depth of a pantheon… His footprints echoes the seamless…

I don’t know what’s worse That I finally gave in and believed Or that you promised you’d stay Only to turn around and leave. I guess it doesn’t matter, anymore Except I’m here, and you’re not Surrounded by our broken dreams Once so full of…

My heart is a little weary. Broken down and afraid. It has lost the will to fight On for another day. It is slowing, like a calm sea. No wind left in its sales.   No life is a life without air No life is…

The problem with having a rule that you have to be positive Is that forced positivity Can lead you – to use the pejorative – To feeling a bit shitty When your fake full-beam smile is dull in comparison To ‘insprational-quote’ Maddison.   Because deep…

Calendar glances – pages to flip, Renewed morning hope fall into worn grooves, Frenzie under heavy wet blankets, Dashing off must escape moment, Dodging all my accumulation, Taking years off profiles ’cause nothing to show. I’ll do something special, just have to wait for it…

This pandemic is getting to me Pandemic led to budget cuts Budget cuts lead to decreased funding Decreased funding has caused me to lose my kids The ones I work with The ones I care for This is taking too much from me I take…

ANDREW COTTER ZOOM MEETS WITH HIS DOGS Zoom!  Olive looks worried, those big black labrador eyes stare into the webcam. She’s starting to tear up.  Has she done something wrong? Maybe she’s chewed Andrew’s new shoes, those white nikes worn only twice.  Maybe she’s desperate,…