Lion: How did I use thee? I used it to get on stage while it was using me. Eagle: How did I use thee? I used it to lift me up when I was feeling heavy. Dragon: How did I use thee? I gave it pardons so it would pardon…

Some time ago, I stood in front of an audience and read a statement I wrote stating that hope is what is present when one doesn’t recognize their faith. What if there are no words for what is present? The idea of faith is encouraged when there are supportive networks…

They took the rock out of my star; They took the shine out of my bright. Now what am I? As I walk I hunched toward earth, Not seeing the light. Now how can I? Like a redistribution of hate weighing on me, Don’t get paid enough to set it…

Sometimes it feels like tentacles in my system, with jealousy raging around trying to pull me down; Calling on me to stop what I’m doing, for reasons unbounded, like a book for the reading, over used and plowing around, so I can be maneuvered for your liking, according to your…

Do we have a difficult time hearing advice from our peers? Do we have difficulty praising them or offering a sincere compliment? When we want to be seen on the same ‘level’ playing field but somehow have been sent to the left field and is expected to ‘play’ the game…

To get to one place, I’ve had to get through another… I feel like a fuck-up sometimes. Like my life took a turn without me and I had no other choice but to roll with the punches because the alternative was way worse. …

I’ve become a whiner and it’s buggin’ me. It doesn’t mean I’m ungrateful but just have found myself in a very different place in life, difficult to define, a bit unfamiliar and acceptance doesn’t come easy. So I figure, why not let it define my purpose for the day. What…

Too afraid of what you might loose or afraid of what might be revealed to you? What if you’ve lost everything then began to give it all away until this unruly troupe starts to throw stuff your way to fill you back up again — toot! To nag your life…

Lay awake at night when sleep calls on you to forgive for others who have wronged you. “Stay light,” they say, for your travels will lead you to weary soils. The black demons are here and will pull from you but nobody will know of your identity nor will they…