Every time I park my car, I lock it. Even though I live in a small village. Even though I park just outside my door, in the garage. Even though no one has ever broken into my vehicle. And it’s not because I’m cautious, or because I’m worried, or because I read all the negative … Continue reading Lock it Like It’s Hot
It’s interesting, this thing called race. I mean, most times I don’t even think about it at all, unless either someone brings it up or something happens that reminds me. Some people honestly think it matters. I remember when Obama was elected president, and all the news folk said, “We’ve just elected our first black … Continue reading Downplaying the Race Card
“A house is a home in progress.” They built a house of sticks and stones, with mortar in-between to hold it together. But it would not stand the test of time. The floods came and washed it away in bits and pieces, and they learned from their mistake. Later, they built a house of bricks … Continue reading Building House, Sifting Dirt, and Washing Clean
“Cold hands, warm heart.” – Anonymous Buying gloves is a ritual I can do without for several reasons. Principally I cannot stand having to put my hands in the exact same place many, many other people’s hands have been. Call it a phobia, call it good hygiene, but I take offense to this being a … Continue reading Cold Hands, Warm Heart.
We’ve all been there, and it’s really not a bad place to be. It’s the friend zone, an area of proximity that can turn into either a wonderful friendship, or a casual acquaintance. Which way it goes is entirely up to the two people who have voluntarily entered the friend zone. Each one of them … Continue reading The Friend Zone
I created a monster One who talks like me One who acts like I used to And dreams my dreams. I created a saboteur An angel in devil’s shoes Content with destruction And a penchant for hate. I created a fragment A figment of my mind Transparently solid Conscious of its being. I created a … Continue reading Formed: A Poem
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