AN ICY PROPOSITION

I was watching a movie today where a woman fell into a frozen pond and was fighting for her life to resurface.  It was stressful to watch and hit a nerve somehow; I was anxious and felt overwhelmed for a moment.  Once the movie was over I sat thinking about how this movie, the particular…

SHATTERED

SHATTERED The image I have tried to create lies shattered on the floor Broken images staring back and taunting me The me I aimed to be laughing at my failure Exposing the self that hid behind the mirror Throwing the broken pieces out the door Recreating the person I think I should be Realizing I…

MY OVERGROWN PASSAGE

Many years ago I embarked on an excursion.  I didn’t understand it at the time because I was much too young to remember it but that is where it starts for everyone. We are born into a journey.  Many of us start out with someone showing us how to navigate the road set before us,…

KILLER EXPECTATION

FORGET the fact that although I planned to run this morning my sleepy eyes had other ideas. FORGET the fact that I couldn’t find anything to wear to work because sleeping in is ruining my running efforts.  FORGET the fact that I couldn’t find my makeup to hide the stress bumps on my face (yea…