The first day in weeks with absolutely no medication at all; hallelujah, what a milestone! The day also marked my first trip outside the house in weeks, but for the few doctor appointments that I was chauffeured to; there and back.
Today I had to get out. Not because I felt the overwhelming need that had [...]
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“To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
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It was one of those days; grueling, exhausting and quite frankly, unproductive. As if all I did the entire day, was shuffle stacks of papers from one end of the desk to the other and back. The end finally came, and with it the rains; nothing like rush hour traffic in a full blown storm [...]
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She listened intently, as it was described to her; a single look packed with every emotion she refused to speak.
Offensive.
Threatening.
Intimidating.
Something until that moment, she was completely unaware of.
She heard herself apologizing; for something she had done unintentionally; a reaction she had unconsciously displayed; one that others had seen, did not like, and nonetheless commented on. [...]
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Turquoise Jesus
In all His
Holiness
Dangling transparent
From her rearview
Mirror
Surrounded by flowers
Tangerine
Tropical
Glued to the
Dash
A plastic girl
Giving hula
Finding false
Comfort
In her co-pilot and
Lucky charm
I wonder…
Does a silver plaque
Warn
Pinned to her visor
To never drive
Faster
Than your angel
Can fly
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So tired of people…
Screaming for love
When there’s no love
In them
Crying foul
When they cheat
At every turn
Pointing a finger
Casting the
Blame
Refusing to take
Responsibility
For actions all
Their own
Refusing or
Unable
A sure sign
Of the true
Make-up
Is it any
Wonder
I chose this
Path of
Darkness
Blinded by the
Light
When true colors
Are revealed
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Angular parking along cobbled streets, trucks as far as the eye can see; and a midnight blue minivan nestled in the mix, belonging to the mysterious hippie-chick; observing for weeks as she sits in lone silence; the stranger with the face slowly coming familiar.
Friendly people acknowledging, as they pass her by, all smiling and wishing [...]
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They met in a little antique shop. She’d just picked up and started examining a brass stamp box when he came up behind her and said, “Best to be careful; things aren’t always what they seem.” She turned slowly, to see who the masculine voice with the slow, sultry drawl belonged to; her heart tripping [...]
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Twenty minute line at Starbucks is how the day started; not waiting was not an option.
Walk in the department store, two minutes to twelve, store clerk stops me short, “You can’t be in here ma’am, we’re not open.” Surely she couldn’t be talking to me, “Ah, excuse me, but the doors open, I just walked [...]
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