In the hunt for my old Harry Potter books for my 10-year-old daughter, I discovered a lost treasure. Long before I had kids, I had books. Lots of them. They went more places with me than my first husband. And then two thousand diapers, two kids, 4 houses, and a divorce later, I was digging … Continue reading Lost Treasure
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Dedication
He took her back the day after she tried to kill him. Actually, the doctors wrote “attempted suicide” on that line in his chart, but as I get older, I realize that doctors are wrong a lot. “Why would you attempt such a thing?” I asked. Harm himself over this outside influence that has shown … Continue reading Dedication
Denial
Passion squeezes my logic dry, copious, alive – sense unclear. Explosion of feelings gone awry that I try to fight, and fear. But how can I deny the force you so eagerly supply? Your gloves that fit so firmly well upon my hands that sweetly swell? But physically do we dare to tread where others … Continue reading Denial
Masquerade
Enters the one hope fears to see, disgust and adoration beam, not wanting sight nor sound nor word nor innuendo slightly heard Of how one lives or lives thus touched for some whose lives not touched so much. So silence soothes the hopeless fool, more soothing than a hungry soul. With solitude time does so … Continue reading Masquerade