What Crosses My Mind

  • Finding Peace

    In those moments we cannot hold, we imagine, re-examine, and find focus. An internal measure wants to scream, While on the outside, a quiet smile. – With a full moon knocking at my door, I could feel the cosmos in our grips. The orb hanging in the stillness, a mystique, gasps volumes of analysis. –…

  • Second Thoughts

    We all have them. Oh don’t be so stubborn with your resistance. Imagine a moment when you walked away. How does it feel when afterward you still wonder why? Ask your questions now. The results may be the same. Yet, somehow an idyllic moment will arise from the ashes. That fear you had earlier? Still…

  • Shelter

    Almost always walls and ceilings. A meter keeps track, heat and cool air. And windows with candles we light at night to symbolize a pain we all know exists. We’ve lost friends, neighbors gone missing. We don’t know any of them, only we grieve, a testament to our kindness. Outside the air is a vortex,…

  • Solace

    There are times when a memory will erase confidence, The small moments, the easy recall can set the tone, so once in a while we can find a soothing peace of mind. In that moment when we remember something we love, we can easily forget to appreciate its innocence. Wrapped up in what we can…

  • When Real Tears

    I can hold contest with tears, If there’s a need to show. I can let my tears flow when my emotions begin to show. I guess it’s all about purpose, knowing when it’s right to cry. Lately, I can weep when anything crosses my mind that I recall. That quiet response to life Is what…

  • Perilous Lives

    Lives are seeking shelter in the icy waters of our nation. Realizing that enough is the result of battle scars. We walk in town and wonder every light comes our way. We worry that someone we know is suddenly the victim. Waiting for some good news peril in our eyes seems real. If government cared…

  • My Residence

    I stood alone today, letting the hours pass, feeling my anxiety, my thoughts do scream. Outside I could only imagine, pain so many would experience. I was safe in the immediacy. I didn’t know direct loss. I did light candles on my sills. My mind has been racing, I want to move beyond the news.…

  • Where Do We Go From Here?

    Sitting at home having frightening flashbacks. We went through this tragedy once before, and we exploded for days late into the night. We didn’t have an influx of weaponized visitors, only ourselves and the national guard’s innocence. The city burned and rioters were demonized.  People are so angry, the tipping point has arrived. And yet,…

  • I’d Like To Know

    Tonight I felt a dark moment, what inside my mind seemed well beyond a typical day. I was suddenly retracing steps, listening to news that repeated itself all week long. Tonight it all felt unfamiliar the way it only rattled my mind with no explanation. I struggled with where and when and who the news…

  • A Fearful Moment

    When in the matter of a few hours, suddenly, trying to piece everything together evaded me. I dug deep into my mind not realizing why loose ends remain. Suddenly I felt completely alone, wondering about my day, my afternoon. What if I shared this with someone, I thought to myself. I realized I can’t.  This…