Tiger Lily and John Wayne: Two Puzzle Pieces. {poetry}
The yellowed yarrow man sat to eat my sorrow with sips of supper. The two murre eggs in his head met the nest of driftwood in the place my eyes rest.
Browsing Tag:
boyfriend
Pretty Poison: The Archetype of Female Vengeance.
Pretty Poison reflects the imbalance of power between genders and the dark pathways that a woman might follow in order to get her power back.
Stop Acting Like Something is Wrong with my Daughter.
The question is, how will she, my daughter, learn to function as an adult if she doesn't do all the things deemed normal for a 14-year-old girl?
Kissing a Toad. {fiction}
Don’t kiss a toad unless you’d like warts on your lips, because you can’t escape this fate once you’ve been poked by a wart-covered prick.
When Devastation Meets Joy.
I noticed an effervescent undercurrent that accompanied my panic and first trimester symptoms: a quiet, stabilizing joy. This has continued to expand within me throughout my pregnancy, outpacing even the growth of my belly, like a protective aura.
The Complex Journey of Accepting Our Divine Messiness.
I am your shoulder, your rock, here for you at the drop of a hat; but I will not burden you with my messiness, my feelings -- especially my pain. I am a codependent partner who bears the agony, the demons and the manipulation of my alcoholic boyfriend.