In the town’s village squareUnder the shady chestnut treeI silently rested thereAnd thoughtfully asked the old tree“Can you keep me safe here?Protect me from what I cannot see”       Away from loaded guns      Pointed at daughters and sons      Away from bullets and bombs      Meant for dads and ...

From beyond a blade of grass I see a universe so vast I see evening starlight’s And I feel the morning sunlight In the Eastern sky I see a fading moonlight And behind our world’s darkest clouds I feel the glow of our brightest light Are we worthy enough to control the light? Is acknowledgement ...

I was given some harsh advice by my therapist last week. She said, “That’s life. It’s time to grow up.” I was hurt at first, and then the more I thought about it, It dawned on me that she was right. I have always cried about everything. Tears come when I’m sad, when I’m happy, ...

Before Day One I wished upon a star That the milk-bar Was not too far away My life’s bread was crumbling My weathered hands were fumbling Witnessing the last supper was humbling Day One There, beyond the darkness Out in the universe From a million light-years away Under an alien’s microscopic frame We would all ...

I cry like a newborn babyI have the naive curiosity of a childOver the years I have learnt to listenAnd the wisdom gainedLives onInside my seventy-year-old mind I would like to thinkI am honest and kind like my dadAnd his calm gentle guidanceLives onInside my seventy-year-old mind I Know I have inherited the strengthsOf resilience ...

I hate writer’s block. I know some people don’t believe it exists. My writer’s block this week is a combination of sleep deprivation and the fact that I have been dealing with a lot of physical stress. I know the simple solution would be to drink some coffee, I’m trying to wean myself off of ...

A heart of salvation complete with endless love,a life lived full of blessings from above.A soul edgy with the fire of determination,fighting this world with hopeful faith, boundless energy, and a voice that is needed in this generation.A violent and unrelenting surge of darkness, submerged humanity in broad daylight.The force of a society praising evil, ...

In the middle of an open field with no fort or cover, She lies flat looking at the stars slowly melt like butter. The roars coming from enemy camps instilling fear as they always had, Not being able to tell friend from foe, that, too, felt terribly bad. And so she lie there listening to ...

“Do more of what lights your soul on fire.” That is the intriguing quote on the cover of my new journal. It is the reason I was drawn to it. The verb do suggests action, enthusiasm, movement. This is not talking about binge-watching your favorite show or YouTubers, or spending hours on social media debating ...

We can’t control how COVID-19 will act, but we can control how we react.  Our behavior during the coronavirus crisis matters.  How we deal with each other and our social circles is just as important as how we deal with the virus. Behavior matters. There is a story out there in cyberland about how one ...