Writing Prompt: Write a poem about empathy. Empathy I walk in a room, I feel you. Do you feel me? I feel you, as you hurt. Your spirit calls mine. Miles away, I have a knowing- an inkling. I experience your pain. What’s wrong? Your heart beats fast. I feel your heartbeat. Can you feel mine? I feel your heartbeat as you worry. Your anxiety screams! I know you, not your representative. I see you. Do you see me? I see you through all the pretense. You can’t fool me. I hear you. Do you hear me? I hear you as you whisper. Don’t whisper; speak up. Don’t be afraid. Are you nervous! Tell me why! I onl ..read more

Writing Prompt: Write a poem about something (you wanted to hold on to) that ended too soon! Vanishing Purpose Children move on, parents don’t; not as quickly. Some wait for an empty nest; others dread it; making the nest  more comfortable so they don’t leave! Some,  their hearts break like a double-egg yolk cracked on the side of the bowl much like the empty-nested parent’s heart- like my heart- who did not think  this day would come so fast. Brown eggs, white eggs; Brown parents, white parents; color doesn’t matter. When it’s over, it’s over; they leave. No more 2 a.m. feeding ..read more

Writing Prompt: Write a poem about something you feel you need to change. Here’s my poem: Gossamer Pulling away old disfigured skin, unearthing layers, excavating emotions buried deep; unpeeling fake,  shedding falsehoods, embracing lived-in-ness!  Transmuting pain into power  and sorrow into strength; Wearing trauma, making pain look good; dressing it up like a luxury too expensive to afford. Glistening, soft, melanated. Bruised.   From plum to eggplant,  dull red to beautiful brown; healing  Circumstances-  abrupt, untimely stripping, home, possessions ..read more

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Dear Readers, Today, April 1st, marks the beginning of 30 poems in 30 days! Prompt: Write a poem about when you hard a hard time letting go of something! Mucilage Hope ran right through my hand like water; holding on to a wisp of air, as slippery as mucilage drip        d            r                i                   p     ..read more

Dear Readers, I have a new passion- performing at open mics! It is a requirement of my program @ Community Literature Initiative (CLI). We call it the CLIque. I am in Season 11 or CLIque 11. When I say my class has the most amazing poets (including myself), I mean it. I am eagerly awaiting for the releases of my classmates. I’ll post video on here and my other blog. So, so proud of myself! I’ll keep you updated. Bye for now ..read more

Dear Readers, Happy 2024! I am trying to keep it together and stay passionate, but I somehow managed to burn myself out! Attempting to make my way back to passion! Wish me luck ..read more

Dear Readers, I’ve come up with a unique way of teaching multiplication. Maybe others have used this or a similar method, but I can only speak for myself. I just got up one day and decided to teach it like this. Like to see, here it goes: So, I take twelve 100 charts; I use one hundreds chart per number. I then go through the Zero times tables. I made a seemingly crazy claim (think Forget Paris, with Debra Winger & Billy Crystal)! I say, “By the time we finish this first lesson, you will know what 0 x 1,000,000 is! “Do you believe me?” I say. Usually they say NO! I then proceed to prove t ..read more

Hi Everyone. Nice to meet you. I have an announcement. As of October 4, 2023, my maiden name has officially been returned to me! I am going to the DMV or AAA tomorrow to change my name EXPEDITIOUSLY (In my T.I. voice!). When I tell you that I’m ecstatic, over-the-moon happy, I really mean it. Here’s the backstory: The person who filed my paperwork is a friend of my ex-husband. I thought nothing of her being a friend of my ex-husband’s since she works in the legal field. I trusted that she would do what she said she would do. I just wanted to be divorced already. Well, as it turned out, my trus ..read more

Dear Readers, I just looked back on the original post and did the math. It’s been a decade since I started putting this formula and its amazing effects into place. Believe me when I say that this formula has helped many people; old and young alike! I looked up this post because I was talking to one of my co-workers about my theorized learning formula because I was looking over one of his papers. We talked about how his aversion to writing, even though he’s a really good writer. That’s when we dove into my learning formula. Here it is: Learning the information + Making a connection with t ..read more