Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
It starts like it always does: she comes home and says, Mama.A boy grabbed her butt on the football field. It’s just a game, he said.It’s not a game, I tell her. It’s assault. His hand, his words, both wrong.I email the principal and show it to my girl: we Read more
My life falls apart around me In split seconds Hope being swallowed by Angst Verbal abuse from a spouse Who once loved me He has taught the children How to resent me I think about flowers and rose buds And their thorns I think about the duplicate Smile scars Grinning Read more
I am thinking about feminine rage and the anger I feel every time I go on social media and see another file outlining the horrors a woman went through at the mercy of evil men. The cruel injustices women everywhere face, their stories of abuse reduced to “allegations.” I don’t Read more
It’s happened a lot lately, flash across my line of vision, then gone. At first I thought of glare, reflection off my frames. But I know better. I dreamed last night of lovers, and this bird has a message. He’s pulling something raw and alive. I thought they ate only Read more
Todd was the across-the-street neighbor who would take my garbage bin to the street after my husband left. Todd was older than me and had a live-in partner who was older than him. He was the kind of guy who talked with you at the mailbox about boring stuff like Read more
What did we ever do to you Besides smile your way And hold your hand And trust the person within the man What did we ever do to you Besides say yes To your proffered ring And plan the wedding You called ‘more your thing’ What did we ever do Read more
