• Ice Cream

    The dripping of the sink Reminded me of summer Drip Drip Splat. Of the ice cream you promised But never bought Fun planned But never enacted Hearts broken But never recovered All I wanted was Cold and sweet But got Freezing hearts and lies.

  • The Storyteller

    My father has always been my favorite storyteller.  He always tells me it’s because his family didn’t own a television when he grew up, but I don’t think that’s necessarily true.  He has to have a very active imagination to be able to make up all the intricate details that are included in his stories.  He also…

  • Angels

    Dancing in the sun Living life outdoors with ease Never will go in

  • Fairy Tales

    I’ve always been a sucker for happy endings.  I started reading fairy tales in elementary school and started rewriting them shortly after.  I grew tired of the prince always saving the princess.  I wanted the princess to be ready and able to save herself instead of waiting on someone else to come all the while hoping…

  • Opening Slowly

    The breeze touched my skin The birds sang me their good morning lullaby As I struggled to move To wake To sit To think Freedom to do as I wanted To do as I needed To move as much Or as little As time allowed I opened slowly Carefully

  • Lifetime

    I have spent years trying to forget high school.  The petty fights, the drama, the gossip, the rumors.  I wanted to forget everyone and move on and move away.  Why anyone stayed in their hometown for anything was beyond me.  The worst time I had was when all my friends got a ride for lunch, but told me there wasn’t…

  • Prayer

    I didn’t know if it would help To call To ask To pray Who would answer? And how would I know? I could feel the grass The trees The wind I could hear them like God hears my prayers.

  • The Wall

    I always wished I had my brother’s room.  As the only outgoing member of the family, I wanted the room with the French doors that opened into the backyard.  My parents had a strict curfew of ten o’clock, but who could get anything done before then?  I wanted to stay out all night and not…

  • It Takes One

    “It takes one to know one,” was my sister’s favorite comeback line in the history of comeback lines.  As we got older, she got wittier, but I always knew she did really love me when she repeated her favorite line.  She could never get the words ‘I love you’ to come out of her mouth,…

  • Exactly

    I knew exactly what was going to happen.  And I knew exactly what time it was going to happen.  My mother had never been good at keeping secrets and I was not good at surprises.  We both knew this and my sister often had to run interference.  I didn’t even know how she could be my mother since there was…