You taught me goodness,

despite my flaws, and how to

instruct my own son...

Her skin was soft and smooth

With a constellation of stars

That dipped between her shoulder blades

And splayed fortunes down her spine.

Like burning paper

She curled beneath fingertips

that singed her turquoise skies.

They yearned to steal the stars

that adorned her skin

for stars were currency to the Gods....

She is strong,

her veins filled with

red hot ash

and molten iron.

Yet she is kind

She is a woman,

and her world is herself.

She needs no man

to guide her through life.

She is her own guide,

strong and kind.

Respected and powerful.

She is a woman...

She walks in the room past fears as if they were old but familiar friends. Past guilt, regrets, and even failures. With so much determination she makes it to the other side of the room without breaking a sweat. She takes her seat at the head of the table, and invited them all to sit…because even pain should be acknowledged....

I wanted to run,

Alone and free,

There’s one and only one

Person here, and that’s me.

True, I’m on the woman’s team,

I’m a star athlete,

But I have a dream,

That’ll come true once my job’s complete.

I’ll start running races,

No more uniforms or balls,

No more nervous faces,

Just running in the halls.

...

Long hair

Long fingers

Fingers with nails

Fingers that are lithe

Lithe and graceful

Lithe like a dancer

Dancers that spin

Dancers that twirl

Twirl in circles

Twirl around

Around and around

Around the town

Towns stopped

Towns frozen

Frozen because of her

Frozen solid

Solid and stable

Solid and beautiful

Beautiful like the sky

Beautiful and pretty

Pretty blue eyes

Pretty red hair

Hair that is sil...

Eyes a cold stoned blue

You raised me from little to now who I am

My gratefulness for you is very true

When you’d try to wake me up, I didn’t give a damn.

Pushed me to my limits everyday

When I was young, I screamed and shouted

I wanted nothing more than for you to never stay

Every time I hear about my past doings, it’s something Ive doubted

Since birth, my mother you’ll be

Even in the grave, yo...

Watching you sleep is calming

Watching you eat is joyous

Watching you struggling is maddening

Watching you enjoy yourself is happiness

Watching you become your best.....humbling...

The beginning was a little argument.

Dishes,

dog walks,

drawers left open.

He said....she said....

the banter becoming personal and wordy,

the argument growing and spiraling and bigger

than either intended

Bare teethed and ugly,

ancient hurts

old grudges.

She remembered him yelling

He saw her tears and drama.

Both shut down,

closed up,

went upstairs and

feigned sleep.

2 a.m. she woke clutch...

Christine Banks, Christine Banks,

Christine Banks and her flabby shanks,

On every weekday morning,

With stomach grumbling and moaning,

Christine donned her slimming sexy spanks.

She came down to breakfast with glee,

Slavering at the thought of what delights

there’d be,

But before she ate, she thought of her weight,

And decided on two croissants, not three.

But it was on one hungry morning,

As sh...