It begins with me and steps through a holiday they took in Spain some years ago when they still bothered to use gum to fill in the cracks. The lady of the house, her brother had once been married to Aung San Su Kyi. That…

By Sandy Lender   A colleague used to say “We do it right because we do it twice.” Infuriating on the surface But corporate-America truth Just follow the steps to limit self-inflicted damage each time Step One Douse hoop in accelerant Step Two Strike match…

Within castle walls , You shelter the world Within your peace and grace. Ancient, yet your understanding Ever young. Who wouldn’t bow to a queen? I’d love to bend the knees before you. Do queens die? You, my queen, will reign in our hearts forever.

I still dream of an unfettered life free decades later I’m still imprisoned in an image crafted by others for profit. Bare and vulnerable I posed hoping I could be seen as someone human. The ‘perfect’ woman is really a man But all I wanted…

we all are aware that a cop would never press his blue knee down on the white neck of an Ivy-Leaguer

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I see her in the puddles shimmering in the subway entrance on the scaffolding of post-war apartment buildings where she once held passionate court Her voice echoes still in the bustle of Berlin, through the prison bars that sought to restrain her bold, antifacist, and…

COURAGEOUS WOMEN A woman of courage . . . To live is our grace! To have come here . . . In a patriarchal society; fighting hard to be matriarchal! It’s time … We knew! We know! Yet, someone over rode it — Commit the…

Breakfast Breakfast are different yes they are Around the world they are by far A rasher of bacon and eggs well done Maybe rice with greens and a nice hot fish   Those with some taste might seek a croissant Toast is a favorite served…

  even though, she even though —she denied climate change —had selfish views on marriage —took the bible literally even though —she rarely praised me —lavishing love instead —on Rueben  even though —she claimed I did —she always had to have —the last word even…