Aug 20, 2021The Retirement of Wonder Woman, Re-emerging from the PandemicUnable to move forward. Literally, unable to step forward. I am unable to walk on my right leg. Figuratively and emotionally unable to step forward into my next chapter post pandemic. In 2020, a depression triggered by the pandemic shutdown and physical trauma from a hiking accident collided with a…Mwc Reentry5 min readMwc Reentry5 min read
Jun 3, 2020Accomplices to ChangeAccomplices to Change A pandemic and protests inspired poem Protests. The right to be heard by the marginalized, the harmed, the disenfranchised. By anyone disagreeing. A right. A human right. Ancestoral grief, shame. The people. The protests. Our people. Seeking to be heard. Seen. Confronting our collective shame. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
May 28, 2020LayersA pandemic inspired poem So many layers Layers on top of layers on top of layers Dense layers Difficult layers Emotional layers. Unexpectedly joyful layers. This ultimate pandemic paradox. This juxtaposition between grief, loss, sorrow soul deep, bone clattering exhaustion, this anxiety, fear, uncertainty. The losses on top of losses…Loss1 min readLoss1 min read
May 19, 2020Corona Refugee,Corona Refugee, A pandemic inspired poem. It came It snuck in the backdoor, ordinary deadly, stealthily. I left I ran I was afraid. I sought refuge from it, from the fear, from the anxiety From what I was becoming, that I did not like. I sought refuge. Away. I agonized…Poetry On Medium2 min readPoetry On Medium2 min read
May 18, 2020A tree by the streamA pandemic inspired poem A tree stands by a stream A lovely, flowing, knowing stream. The tree grows tall, beautiful, resilient. Storms batter the tree Chaos surrounds the tree Vitriol attacks the tree A pandemic tries to fell the tree. But they won’t. They can’t. For the tree is protected. By the stream. The tree sways, bends, cries out. Adapts. The tree musters on, growing providing shade, shelter and food, nourishment.Poetry On Medium1 min readPoetry On Medium1 min read
May 17, 2020The Fork in the RoadThe Fork in the Road, a pandemic inspired poem An all-encompassing, fully enveloping deep sad place In my soul, in my mind, in my community in my town, my state, my country. Here. Today. This is more than grief, more than anxiety, more than personal It is us, it is…Mindset Shift4 min readMindset Shift4 min read
May 12, 2020You, Hope, and A PoemEACH in the midst of a Pandemic Here you sit, sheltered in place. Again. Another day Another hour Another week Another month. You seek peace amid uncertainty joy amid fear connection amid isolation balance amid imbalance. You try to calm your anxiety, soothe your mind, be present. You grieve You…Mindfulness1 min readMindfulness1 min read
