“Spaghettio’s”

Finally done with housework and those tiresome chores Clorox cleaner has my hands smelling like ultra-sanitized air molecules Cough from the chemical fog inhaled for the last thirty minutes Hear my mother’s melodic voice say, “Boy foods ready” Run up the hall, turn the corner, barely miss hitting my head on the hallway bend Sit…

Languages & Cultures

Attending college allowed me to interact and have experiences with different people from multiple cultures and backgrounds.  I became interested in every little aspect that these individuals could present to me.  From food to dress and everything in between; I tried to soak up as much of it as I could.  Each person had a…

Sixty Degrees in January

The breeze is warm A brown ant scurries across the street The couple walks their curly cocker spaniel Walk by a jogger head nod of acknowledgement   Outdoor smell fills the air Diesel exhausts spew black smoke Sweat drips down the back to form a lake Barking awakes my focus   Turn up the Notorious BIG in…

A Walk Around the Neighborhood

Stepped outside the house with knees creaking and screaming The temperature feels as if it’s four hundred degrees outside Stumble run across the street on my bad gimpy surgically repaired foot Going for my three-mile jaunt around this picturesque area   See the elderly woman slowly pacing towards the hose to water her grass A…

Ramble #8 – Staring at the Walker

Is it just me, or does it always seem that when you’re walking for either exercise or heading somewhere, people in their cars stare at you as you drive by? For myself, I’m only walking when I’m exercising, but when I get the the main highway, it’s as if I became a exercising lion in…

Ramble #7 – Failure

Does this word give you pause? Does the image make your cringe with terror? Or are you too steeped in the tradition of the word, to even question it? I despise the word with every being of my fiber, and yes I intentionally said that quote backwards to draw more attention. I am a perfectionist,…

Why I Rise

I was told don’t look to be more than what you are right now I asked why can’t I strive to be so much more than what eyes perceive Life will beat you down and step all over you is what the shadow says Why can’t I dust myself off and pick myself up to…

Writers Block

Sat down to work on a classic Something thrilling a little dramatic Pen on the page, fingers on the keyboard No thoughts coming, there’s no storyboard   Sit and stare blankly for multiple hours No characters with a couple superpowers Toss several copies into the trash My expressions have become such a task   Looking…

Winter

The days are long and dark The snow has dropped The cars remain parked Clothes are layered The joints are stiff Shovels are gathered The trees are bare Wildlife has slowed Ice is forming Holidays have past Some are yet to come Winter is here everyone

Why I Dabble in Genealogy

A lot of us have heard the wise tale “we are derived from such and such tribe, nation”, and always thought that what we were told was the absolute truth.  Then as you tell others the same story that you were told as a child, the listeners would respond with “are you sure about that?”…

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