You cannot trust a human being, I’m not being cynical, But under pressure I will crumble, When I’m cornered I will bite, Where I have no self-worth I will withdraw my love from you Because I won’t believe I am worthy And finally, if my wound is abandonment, I will always make sure that I…

Trimmed edged and neat, the day presents Itself- Plump and pink A Kelly green day- Yet… should I trust chimpanzees??!! Of course-why not- The animal down of me- Will FOREVER know more, Than this swirling prefrontal Cortex Portends, (had to use an archaic word, right that is authentically me–and if you knew the chimpanzee in…

Two tomatoes lying upon the windowsill, Plump ripening rouge red luscious lipstick. Like the mother bird, feeding her brood digesting digressing filling deep holes. Fluttering feathers nectar falls beak to beak cheek to cheek. Another day Another shade darker How sweet! Love apples.

Who has control over my life? The darkness The grief Shame Who is to blame? There was trauma And no comfort Shown I found it Trauma Stuffed in cement bag In the bottom of my Sea I released it I let it go and allowed it to Come to the surface to be Freed My…

Smiling blue eyes and holy prayers Promises of an unconditional love That never in my wildest dreams could I have ever imagined I brought you in to play the part of my mother Superior Better than my own, Smarter, wiser, You came In answer to my deepest prayer the one I prayed before the world…

tHE WOODS ARE QUIET EXCEPT FOR ONE STAG WHO WARNS ME WITH A RHYTHMIC TAPPING OF A HOOF I LISTEN YET, KEEP GOING- FORGETTING HIM, AND WISHING HIM LUCK, AMONG THE ORANGE VESTS & AK-15s that litter the airwaves TAPPING         ALWAYS                   TAPPING rACHEL CARSON singS “”HER VOICE OF TIME” aS i AM hER…

Vipers Reptiles Treacherous Becomes widespread I was bitten Got smitten but Your Venom is Still poisonous Your soul was Unformed Lowered Basically soulless My spirit Loves I am love inside Your love was an Atomic bomb Disastrous Heartless I craved you I’m still alive After being with a Manipulator Mind player Deceiver of true love…

Many years I have been at war with myself, hiding my heart way back on a shelf. Hearing a sound, I was looking around, feeling afraid, feeling drowned. Daily my goal was to survive, my fear, in overdrive. Each day was my battle. But slowly, and with some help, I found myself. Maybe I will…

I think I learned from a very early age “an unexamined life is not worth living” so I proceeded in at 46 years to examine EVERYTHING , a brief respite as a child (1-12 years) where I ran free and climbed trees- luckily I had a mother who allowed me to express BETH as the…

I got your Carte Postale Sweet perfume Perfection We might have a Connection A Day pass Rocket to the Moon Time to fast Break the hour Glass Sculpting Being molded By a divine Pattern Basking in the Sunlight of Christ There is my Honey light Back to me Standing tall With nothing at All Appalled…