A month ago At my first hospital visit In a year, I met you. Be nice to the nurses, They 💛 bananas like the rest of us, They don’t usually inquire About whether their patient’s “personal lives “ Were a life choice. When I told her, I can’t be pregnant, I didn’t even joke, AboutContinue reading “To The Young Nurse”
Tag Archives: 2021
Marker
Time is a two-faced construction of man, An escape from tortures, And a deadly weapon. I have reached a state Where I can bear the weapon, and its punishment. The markers of time, scars people inflict on history. Can be stretch marks of new birth, Or the screaming of misguided fear.
This Too Shall Resume
I don’t know where it went; The emotional energy, But I know why. And I know it will return. Yet, life goes on, and the world does not wait. I can choose to wait, or go ahead, my faith that I will return to myself Is the closest I will walk with religion. And itContinue reading “This Too Shall Resume”
Taking Care of
No description Can explain what it feels like To care for mercy
Excitement
I don’t need motivation, I need her child to start my day. When I stumble out of bed I can hear that youthful spirit, Occasionally echoing within the tunnels of my being. The promise of accomplishment is carried by excitement When I walk alongside Where i must move through motivation, willing to carry all theContinue reading “Excitement”
Mood
I am not depressed, But some days are weighty. Nothing is impossible, But, some times I don’t want to. Sometimes I swear I have gotten so close to the trees, The ridges of the bark are sleeping in my shadow, Under the blanket of my forehead. Sometimes my strength overcomes The weight of the sap.Continue reading “Mood”
The Painfully Funny
I am not one to easily admit… Struggling Because I have pride, Nonetheless, the broom and dirt in my house Have no such silly notions, And yesterday they tried to teach me, BROOM “I have deployed the dust pan- Note how he is not concerned with performance As he slides back when we approach.” DIRT:Continue reading “The Painfully Funny”
What Mad is For
I am studious, Terrorized by thoughts of not measuring up. I hate being disliked, But, I can stand up When class affords privileges unearned, When judgment guts a bystander’s spirit, As a means of boosting someone else. I can face fears, owned, & observed, When these injustices anger me enough And I cross a threshold.Continue reading “What Mad is For”
When The Hour Came
When it became painful to breathe I had 12 hours until a law school final exam. Do I seek help? Cram through? Do I have a choice? The answer is, no. Nope, not a chance. I called for a ride to urgent care. It didn’t come, I called a friend, She came, And I went.Continue reading “When The Hour Came”
Face
Brushing teeth, For a split second I recall the me, Who thought with her body, And drowned in the see of I’s that remained of her brain. Should, Incapable, must, must, must, afraid, can’t, lazy afraid, afraid. Looking in mirrors, With nothing to find. For a split second I realize I am the self thatContinue reading “Face”
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