abeni doulaa mother’s grief, a mother’s joyOctober 25th is my child’s birthday. Last year, it was the evening of her birthday when I received the news that Love was gone. It crippled…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
abeni doulaoctober 25thI don’t know how to accurately count the days, only the weeks. So while Tuesday, yesterday, made the 52nd week, I think this exact day…Oct 26, 2017Oct 26, 2017
abeni doulathis is it: one year, or rather, 52 weeksHow could I possibly forget to acknowledge, yesterday, the ending of week 51? Of all the time I have been writing…Out of all the Mondays…Oct 25, 20171Oct 25, 20171
abeni doulai ain’t got no typeI’m still not sure what my type is. When I think of a man I’d be interested in, I’d like for him to be handsome and smart. But along with…Oct 24, 2017Oct 24, 2017
abeni doulapain in the neckFor one week I have suffered from this burning sensation in my neck. I have felt it before. Actually, it started back in May or June of…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
abeni doulaand then, morning never comesOctober 21, 2016 was a Friday. I was no longer seeing Love, nor waking to His early morning phone calls and visits. I was just trying to…Oct 22, 2017Oct 22, 2017
abeni doulataking a rideI’ve been sleeping almost every day this week from when I get home from work, till when I get up for work. I work a normal day job. Nothing…Oct 21, 2017Oct 21, 2017
abeni doulabeauty everywhereOur second adventure was brief. I wasn’t asked nor prepped for it in advance. Love came over and told me to get in the car. I didn’t know…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
abeni doulanow 50 gone, 51 tuesdays tomorrow, & 7 daysI swear I am miscounting the weeks. If I am, I feel like a fool. But I don’t feel like going back to last October the 25th, and counting…Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017
abeni doulaoctober memories on this dateSaturday, October 15, one year ago, was the last time I saw Love. It was supposed to be an ending of sorts. I didn’t know it would be…Oct 16, 2017Oct 16, 2017
