The chiropractor would snap crackle pop my back Pat me on the shoulder, say ice and rest, see you in 3 days. He was the only one who would substantiate the reality of my pain But he could never get rid of it. During the day I struggled in silence only telling those closest to […]
My lion’s mane is swirling around me as I lay weightless in the sea. The salt on my lips, fish swim underneath, there is a buoyancy that allows me to float rocking with the waves. I feel the water but not the ocean. The ocean is full of creatures, and I become one of them, […]
I’m starting a new year, but it is really just another day. Balloons, champagne, a midnight kiss doesn’t change a thing. I am still my father’s daughter and he is not here. It is now 50 years, a half a century, that I have lived without him. The black and white picture of his face […]
Everyday there lingers an anxiety which in itself is a problem but it stems from the fact that at some point I will try to sleep. Sleep is not overrated it is essential. Without sleep I bustle around in a foggy haze or is it a daze? I count the hours- the minutes that will […]
It doesn’t matter how many doors you open or how many you close what route you take or how many times you change direction. It follows you like a shadow on a sunny day or a ghost in the dark Issues with Mental health means a brain diseased with highs and lows, and once in […]
