My choice, my rebellion, my freedom, my shelter, my crazy, inconsistent lover, my therapy, my treatment, my family, my mother, my comfort, my pillow, my blanket, helped me cope, cope without hope, it’s how I did it, my drug, my dope stuffing it down, my addiction, my vice, my master, my boss and my captor me, […]
How Do You Give Thanks?
How do you give thanks? Do you think about it during the holidays when your family and friends are gathered around and everyone is exchanging gifts, and the mood is just right for reflection? Do you count your blessings with a bit of relief when something bad is happening in the world, or to someone you know? Or […]
You, In A Box
You, in a box, you, in my heart, a random collection, scattered, torn, worn, you, in a uniform, inside dog eared edges, you, a flat, milky, Polaroid scratched, smiling back, at me, at us, in those moments recumbent, you, in those moments, so vivid, picking tomatoes, holding a trout you on your boat, and camping, you on the ice, without […]