Published in Prism & Pen·PinnedMember-onlyLet Us Be Gay!a call to deconstruction and to raise the banner of solidarity — Domination of religion and politics is the Leviathan rearing its head its lifeblood is power and control A vicious predator stalking and terrorizing the innocent specifically selected as pawns and prey Illusions and smokescreens the thinly veiled guise the sole intent is an insidious warfare poisoning our waters with dissension, chaos and animosity conceived from…Poetry4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Apathetic Groom: One Of My Wedding Photos Shows The TruthA lifetime captured in one snapshot I wish I could show you. I really really do. I am still debating about if I could or should. It was a photo of our wedding day. It was taken after we were pronounced man and wife. It was candid. We were walking…Marriage4 min read
PinnedMember-onlyHe Said “I Needed That” After SexIt was another way to devalue me. Sex with my ex. I know- it rhymes. But this was during the marriage. Sex did not happed after I got away from him. And the percentage of “the act” per time married is very low. The entirety of the subject is much more complex. I didn’t…Narcissism8 min read
PinnedMember-onlyA Letter to My Ex-Husband’s New GirlfriendYou’re captivated by him. I know. Julie: I know how exciting it must feel to have met this new person. He seems polite, gentle and attentive. You are hearing how much I hurt him and that I am the cause of an array of issues with his children. And the…Relationships10 min read
Published in Lifeline·Jul 12Member-onlyRedneck Casanovaholds power over women from the grave Once there lived a promiscuous, philandering man He did not possess good looks or any attractive qualities He was a master of manipulation with a double life his endless conquests -preying on women It was not that he was suave or debonaire in…Poetry6 min read
Published in Lifeline·Jul 11Member-onlyYours to Loselove and devotion My love and devotion were yours to lose As a child I loved freely and boundlessly as I grew your behavior stung but compassion within me sought to find goodness in you You trained me to accept being devalued and dehumanized And with the intensity of my cataclysmic…Poetry2 min read
Published in Lifeline·Jul 9Member-onlyOne Good Reasonmy last kiss Listening to smooth 70’s Soul Jam feelin’ the vibes the song Kiss and Say Goodbye bubbled up a memory of hearing you play the album Your love of music it must soothe your fractured soul It is one good thing that I experienced from you it provided peace and respite…Poetry3 min read
Published in Lifeline·Jun 29Member-onlyTrauma’s Tollan internal death Is it possible to die but your body continues to move about? An internal death a spirit soul heart death What happens when the life within has collapsed but you feel that you must get up and roam about and through another day? And what if your…Poetry2 min read
Jun 28Member-onlyDid I Encounter the Soul of Vladimir Lenin in the Serenity Garden?He came at us hissing and ready to strike It was what he said. It was how he said it. But at a much greater depth I felt a searing darkness emanating from him. …Toxic People6 min read
Jun 15Member-onlyHe’s an Amazing Boyfriendbut OH MY GOD don’t let him lock you down I didn’t want to know information about him. I didn’t ask. But yet I heard. Whether she is still his girlfriend or has married him, he is an amazing boyfriend. …Relationships4 min read
