Poems

Today…Again and again

Today, for a moment, the world stopped. A heartbeat stuck in time. A second to replay again and again and again. Pause.  Believe in the rewind... yet the button permanently broke A now-ache to become another accustomed tattoo; unwashable, unblending. Today the realm of wisdom ceased. A world unknown ventured into awareness. A whisper unheard… Continue reading Today…Again and again

Be You

To Retouch or Not to Retouch

Change of plans... the stylists are not coming. Cue slight panic and the "noooooooooo" that escaped from my mouth. I had to DO MY OWN HAIR AND MAKEUP for a PHOTO SHOOT that would be POSTED ONLINE

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Dear Depressed Friend; I see you

And my friend, I want you to know I hear you. I hear your cries and your pain. I hear your voice and it is beautiful and real. I hear your care and it touches all types. I hear your frustration. I hear you picking yourself back up off the ground. I hear your work. Above all of this... there is one thing I really, really want you to know.

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Be Open; Be Real; Be You

In our most poignant, telling moments, life can paint the memory. True to this, when I think about that moment, her face is clear as the day she stood in front of me. A sign I should be listening to the lesson.