Category: Life's Lessons
Brother, Sister
March 2nd, 2007Brother, sister
Teasing
Poking, prodding
Out of boredom
Mother sighs, "Please stop or this might escalate."
Brother, sister
Arguing
Yelling, name-calling
Over a game move
Mother says, "Please stop before it escalates."
Brother… more »
Wish to Fly
March 2nd, 2007Life is like the swirling, foaming waves
Tumbling over rocks, I hope to be saved
But dead leaf boats, they pass me by
I'm sure to drown. I wish to fly!
Rose petals fall along my way
From bud to wedding, then death day
The flowers always in others'… more »
Red Becomes a Woman
February 24th, 2007Red Riding Hood
Was a whore
Flirting the way she did
She knew what Mr. Wolf was asking
Giggling & blushing
In that knowing way
Off the path, in the woods
Just out of Mother's sight
He admired her new acquisitions
Oh, how she'd grown
And… more »
Nothing Can Stop Me
February 23rd, 2007Nothing can stop me now that I've found
All of the stumbling blocks all around
me are mine.
They're in my mind
for me to overcome
They're in my mind
for me to learn from
And I've learned
To use those blocks as steps on my road
To move upward and… more »
Stone Hopping
February 21st, 2007There is a scent like no other
In the mountain air
It’s a combination of galax
And rhododendron and damp, red earth
Floating on thin, cool vapor
I take off my shoes
Tie the laces together
And drape them across my shoulder
I feel the packe… more »
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