I teach middle schoolers Who act like pre school kids Everyday I hear The same  complaints  He took my book!  She is using my pencil!  He spilled water….  And threw food on my table! And everyday I tell them The same  things over again ∞ repeating rules like…

I can still hear your squawk in Westbury. So loud up high inside a tree. Didn’t keep my car windows open long for fear you’d fly inside. I wonder why you shouted so much you seemed to be alone all the time. Alone inside that…

Many experiences share similar reflections forged in honest secrets hidden within beauty of naivety self harm tilted towards colored patterns of self discovery mirrored conflicts affirm long waits can be beautiful, vivid and wild  

My Angel   An angel watches over me, Inherited from my family.    My Grandmother almost went to space, On the Challenger she was 2nd place.   My ancestors called the Donner party friend, But split for Texas in the end.   My angel pulled…

Introduction (after the ‘V’ speech, V for Vendetta)  DEE! A dastardly and different dream, derived of the desires of the dynamic, DON’T think them a drudgery of dominant derivatives, distressed into demittance, a dame decreased to be deathly drab, a dull dirge on a darkened…

Carefully watching as the sudden movement made me fly for my life

The light is dope The night is dope The mind is dope The minus dope The minus note The violin’s note the violence note The mindless hope To mind less hope A mind that scope A tied that’s rope A tide that’s boat My idol…

I’m at the end of my rope, the stressors of this world in my teeth. Grit them to keep the grinding to a minimum, I could use a soft place to land. I just need to be.   Life isn’t fair, and life is never…

Once I graduated from kaleidoscopes to sequin-clad dancers the whole idea of the 1960s made a lot more sense

Image Courtesy of Pixabay   In nature’s grand kaleidoscope, behold, A scene of wonder, colors manifold, A large pond nestled in the forest’s keep, Under the sky, where dreams and memories sweep. The azure canvas, wide and endless blue, With wisps of white clouds, in…