For your eyes only

We could be apart for the rest of existence and our brotherly bond would never waver in the slightest. If I had built a best friend in a laboratory, it would have been impossible for him to come out any better than you (also, i…

Written in Hour 5 – Breathe In, Breathe Out

Breathe in – fresh air and new life fill every fiber of my being. My very existence is tied to the rush of wind within my lungs, each and every cell grateful for the gift that continuosly renews itself as long as my body still…

Dear Sweet 14

Your chest isn’t too small your butt isn’t too flat your glasses aren’t too thick your feet aren’t too big those insults are coming from others that don’t even know themselves they want you to be who they are comfortable with someone who minimizes their…

Night Shift

So many numbers get lost in a night so many corresponding letters of the alphabet, too. What events are on the verge of not being under your control because you can’t redirect your own thoughts? The way your billboard painters present the retelling of what…

Dear Little Gina

Dear precious little Gina Never saying a word Then scream at the top of the stairs Just trying to be heard. Dear pretty little Gina The world will work out fine. In spite of how it seems The smiles will come with time. Dear precocious…

Stairway from Sadness

Jeez brother, why are you so sad? We get it, you’re growing up We get it, it’s strange and weird We get it, you’re leaving but why? Why are you sad? You’re about to enter that part of the Indie movie Where the character sits…

Winged Heart (A Haiku, Hour Eleven)

Winged Heart   with wings on your arm you wear your heart on your sleeve so permanently     ***This is an actual photo of my first tattoo. I got it in memory of my late husband Rickey, who suffered from multiple medical issues which…

Dear Baby Rach

Dear baby Rach, It really was OK for you to come when you did be who you were to get to who you are. Which is me now. It doesn’t really matter if it was a shock when you arrived. And you didn’t mean to…

11. The Messenger XI

A big white tower, there is only one And there will be no other This is not a serious building Actually it is, but not to take seriously Here, most things are horizontal Only this tower is an exception The other buildings are all very…

Prompt 14/H11- letter to my past self

Dear me -8 and no one believes you, No one will ever appreciate the effort you put into every act of kindness, Not until you’ve given up on love and respect, not until your life is a mess. You will tell the truth for days…