poem
-
if i had the chance.
I am strong, but not impervious. Things still get to me, too.Sometimes I falter and fall off the path. This is part of life.The main thing is having the courage to get myself together and find my way back—this is the hardest part.There is no field manual for how to make yourself believe that you… Continue reading
-
a fool’s hope.
It takes so much courage to dream of being someone you’ve never been beforeto break away from the familiar and set out on a path to someplace new(a new identity, perhaps)and to think to ourselves, maybe I can try things this way just for a little whileuntil we find our way fitting into a new… Continue reading
-
for the yearning spirit.
My heart belongs in the great white openout on the crest of a rocky oceansideoverlooking shady seasWith hands made for digging trenchesand mending fencesfor leading herds to water and predators asunderMy spirit was meant to taste the giddyupof wide open spaces,not confined to these tiny little placesI was made of strong stock, for hard work,… Continue reading
living in defiance. 