Get Over It?
(Authors Note: A short poem about a dismissive phrase I've heard a few times, sometimes from well-meaning people.)Get over it: three of the ugliest words I have heard, spoken only by those who cannot hear the heart. I first heard it from a preacher. I forget the...
Rock Climbing
GraspingClinchingUpper body strengthReachingLeg ForcePulling myself off the groundIndependentToo earlyHad to figure something outHow can I get your help and support?The efforts began earlyCrying did not workAsking voice was taking early in lifeNot by genetics or my...
Loving Parent
My Loving Parent, Guides my daily actionShapes my choices and decisionsTo my utter satisfaction. The voices withinWhich one do I hear?The self-critical blaming voice,Or the loving one that is near.Reacting with fear and self-doubt The adult child...
Flying Spaghetti Monster
(Author’s Note: This short poem refers to a couple of similar childhood events and my thoughts at the time. It is about daddy-Monster's temper and the effect it had on one of my brothers and the rest of us.) I am eight or nine years old;my reckless brother is one year...