Like a bat out of hell! Teenage years, Our angst … Our emotional blow-up! Do we run? Should we stay, Or should we go? Questions! We sought to arrive, so fast, at last! We would wake up, to go go! Like a bat out of…

1) The smiling little girl; She grew up to sing … and twirl. Hair was straight … had no curl. 2) She longed for waves … more she craves. Through the raves … 3) Then the day did come; High school gained her friends, at…

They call this city, Dirty The shitty, Too busy, Crowded … Shrouded in media spin. Tourists expect rude, Crude … City of sin! We are not without guilt; No doubt … We were built, of cement! We never sleep, ours dreams … we will keep….

They are the babies, at first, they were two, then we gained a few, now they are a crew! If you feed some more, these felines take the door. You’d think they are poor! They are well-fed and sly! This backyard feral group, coming for their…

[Citations in Italics: Plays of T. S. Eliot. Boston: Faber, 1969] I grow old … I grow old … It seemed so important to grow up, to be a lady; make my own rules. I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each. I do…

It was me! All the colors … All the pain; All the blood, tears and laughter. The Artist saw me, through and through … Who was this man? or woman? The name on the art… only had initials. Was it that day? The day in…