How do you get over the death of a parent? I wasn’t sure when, or even if, I would share this. The pain of losing my mom, “The Momma,” has been unlike any other in my life. There…I shared it. * It’s a new life Everything is different I feel different Upon examination I see […]
Last night I dreamt about a person who is causing great difficulty in my life. I was very upset by what this person did in my dream, which mirrored real-life situations, and it was the straw that broke the camel’s back (remember that game?). I said, “That’s it! I’m done. Do whatever you want to […]
There’s the truth It was sitting there the whole time I chose to ignore it I chose not to see it Not to hear it Not to feel it Not to deal with it THERE’S THE TRUTH! BAM!! Uncovered Unwrapped Standing in its nakedness Nowhere to hide Sometimes it is hard to pull back […]
Do you ever find that when you are “in the zone” spiritually, riding so high that you are connected to EVERYTHING and the love from your soul is shining, that you are suddenly attacked verbally for no good reason? I know that my actions and reactions are the only thing I can control, but I […]
It is a choice There is no other way that you can state it Calling it a choice Implies fault and condemnation For it truly is in your hands Whether you stay and take the hit Or if you keep yourself so far out of the inner circle of abusive energy That there would be […]
I am not completely unscathed Try as I may to protect my heart The pounding insults start to leave their mark Is this a test to see how well I am doing? Bring back to back assaults from the original abusers to see how I would fare? And what exactly is it That doesn’t allow […]
He said. She said. They said. Everybody scrambles to put together their memories of how it all went down. Did I remember it all correctly? If you listen to the other version you wonder if you both shared the same time and space at all! And then there is a voice of reason. “It sounds […]