No “Peopling”

In the Mourning

Now I lay me down to sleep It’s after midnight I stay up late because going to bed early makes no difference No matter what I try my nights are restless I toss and turn or get up to pee twice These breaks in my sleepHow I long to extend the night I dread the Read More …

Trying to be Great Over Here

The Dog just won’t let me be great. It was already hard enough to get motivated to exercise Wednesday. All I wanted to do was eat and sleep. Yet, I forced myself to go to the track even with the high likelihood that it would rain. By the time I parked and got out of Read More …

Press Start

Phobia

I’m Sleeping Naked Tonight!

Benefits of sleeping naked https://www.webmd.com/balance/health-benefits-of-sleeping-naked

I Cut My Nana’s Toenails

I was outside working in the yard when I paused to go back inside and get my cell phone to see if I missed any calls or texts. My mom had text me to please come downstairs to her room. I will admit, I was irritated because I had just started working on clearing some Read More …

Under Construction

Here I stand, parts of me well put together And yet I remain a work in progress Under construction I make mistakes, which often they are the best teachers I am always learning and searching for the blessings in each lesson I continue to pick up the pieces as they fall and form them back Read More …

All Over the Place

Yeah…you see that right there? That’s me. That’s my life. I am all over the place. I have so many different roles every day, and it’s taking a toll. I honestly don’t know if I’m coming or going, or if I’m getting what I need done accomplished. I have REFUSED to make a list of Read More …

Soft Space to Land

Children need a soft safe space to land. Especially these black teenagers and young adults. Kids in general think they know every damn thing and have all the answers when they haven’t experienced real-world grown folk hardships. So, through their bright clear lenses their view of their self out in the world is that everything Read More …