Proud of Your Consistency
Here you are performing the Sacred ritual of Laundry. Gathering the past To become purified And new again. Agitated and spun As dirt and...
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Sep 6, 2022
The Future is Bright
It’s easy to say “The future is bright” With a back pack on And new shoes. It’s harder to say Wearing a hospital gown And everything...
Aug 30, 2022
Family is Worth the Hard Times
They are worth more than The Christmas hospital bills The milk spills The puke on the floor The slammed door The pineapple rot The...
Aug 16, 2022
It's a Lovely Day
The sun is bright The clouds are light And it’s a lovely day. The rain is falling The puddles are calling And it’s a lovely day. The wind...
Aug 2, 2022
I Care about You. Even when you're not____.
Even when you’re not productive Or talkative Or quiet. Even when you’re not happy Or positive Or humble. Even when you need a shower Or a...
Jul 26, 2022
It's Okay to Not have Everything Figured Out
Sometimes when you miss The bus You find a quiet garden. Sometimes when every other door Is closed You find a jukebox milkshake....
Jul 19, 2022
God Provides the Words
When you’re depressed By the Sunshine When you’re scrolling past Other people’s Baby announcements When you’re called out For missing A...
Jul 12, 2022
There are People out there Who Care
Maybe there aren’t as many as you’d like, and maybe they aren’t responding right away, because they are tending a garden and tying little...
Jul 5, 2022
Take Good Care of Yourself
If I handed you A million dollar Rare geode With delicate edges, Would you Forget to feed it lunch, Leave it out with no sunscreen, Make...
Jun 28, 2022
You Can Be Free
Why do you sit In a cloudy pout? Insisting you’ve found No way out. And woe to you, Fist at the sky, Resigning yourself To ocean tide....
Jun 21, 2022
Having Adventures Doesn't Have to Mean Traveling the World
In the spare room In the basement Of the R family hotel, I got a buzzing text On my flip phone. An invitation To join the back porch...
Jun 14, 2022
Flourish
Aren’t you glad we’ve A flourishing God Who loves a good ink dipped pen? Who admires the filigree Of developing leaves And every painted...
Jun 7, 2022
You Can Break the Cycle
I wonder If what hinders us Is a ghastly Ghost story So rehearsed and revered We fail to ask If it’s true in the Broad light of day....
May 31, 2022
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Elenor Roosevelt
Imagine a prim-nosed, Leery-eyed Karen Barking insults Intended to injure And poke a hole In your soul. It stings. It reminds you Of all...
May 24, 2022
Tomorrow is for Tomorrow
The moment you realize The moment has passed Is the moment You begin to live. The sunbeams pass, And the snow doesn’t last, And the...
May 17, 2022
If you never give it a try, will you be sad about it?
I won’t tell you “Go big or go home. No regrets” Because sometimes Bigger isn’t better, And going home Can be healing, And there’s no...
May 10, 2022
You Will Learn to Feel Again.
Long after my Childhood cat was gone, My sleepy foot nestled Under a pillow at college, And instinctively my body said, “Ope! Don’t shove...
May 3, 2022
You Have Come So Far
So far You’ve come. Through brambles and briars, High waters and mud, Late nights, Early mornings, Uphill both ways. You show up Here...
Apr 26, 2022
It's Okay to Not Know What Your Future Looks Like
When did we start Prioritizing Forecasts Of sunny and 75 degrees? And when we’re wrong We shy from the eyes Behind eager microphones. We...
Apr 19, 2022
You Are Enough
Am I doing enough? Do I make enough? Do I have enough? Do I give enough? Do I save enough? Do I speak enough? Do I listen enough? Do I -...
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