I’m blessed to be alive, so I continue to strive to live in the moment. Be here now. I … More
Category: poem
The Fallen
The Fallen Autumn leaves floating, falling, swirling, twirling, dancing through the air. Gently landing over a crispy golden brown covered ground where … More
Living With Mental Illness is…
Living with mental illness is like watching the sunrise through a dirty window. Living on psychotropic medications is like trying to … More
Grander than Grand — a poem and a baby
Her grandness is grander than grand… As I snuggle her perfect newborn body, her delicate head rests on my shoulder … More
Beyond Hopeless – and a poem
I wrote the following poem titled Hopeless for a poetry contest with the theme of pain. Although I am blessed … More
It’s All About the Flash (a Very Free Verse Poem)
It’s all about the flash, the flash of the past, the flash of what was the flash of what could … More
Loud Whispers of Hope
As the Tsunami of mental illness struck, my life turned into a whirlwind of pain, confusion and loss. Destruction was … More
A Beacon of Light (a poem)
A Beacon of Light Night is the bridge between today and tomorrow. Without the darkness of night there would be … More
A Rainbow of Races – a poem and another in honor of Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month I wanted to share two poems. These poems are also very appropriate and important … More
A Skipping Stone–a free verse poem and some thoughts
It’s not turning out the way I hoped it would. Maybe it’s time for a reality check. The realities, the … More
My Loud Whispers of Hope 