There’s ayellow linein the centerof the roadcalled Life. Those whowalk it are –…Normal. We put one footin front of the other,and like a kidon a balance beamwith arms out stretched,we spendevery minuteof every daywalking the line. We act the partPractice our scripts,Choreograph each step.Analyze every performance,Longing to fit in,Pretending to belong. After-all,we just wantto be…NormalNeurotypicalA…

Life’s a banquetAnd most pour soulsAre starving to death. It’s a lineFrom the productionOf Auntie Mame. The real line is:Life’s a banquetAnd most SOB’sAre starving to death. But since it’s soClose to the holidaysI thought I should beMore reserved. I have my own versionOf this line:Life’s a borgassmord – Yes, you read me right.Borgassmord is…

I had a scorpionunder my pillow.Sounds like a greatMetaphor for life,Except for the fact that –I had a scorpionUnder my pillow. He seemed to arriveduring the night.I saw him but in thedarkness before dawnI didn’t know what he was. The imageStuck with me,And later that dayI checked to seeif he was there. He was andHe…

This is for all the women who are still too afraid to speak up… There are more of themThen we’d like.They are everywhere. The momentThey begin to speak,You wish you hadGotten that prescriptionfor Xanax filledin addition tothe Valium chaser. Typically maleThey hide behindTheir titles They suck the airout of a room.Always the experts,They talkoverunder andaround…

About seven weeks ago,Sadie and Charlie led us to believethat there were crittersunder the hood of our lovely car. Critters there were –A family of miceBuilt a hotelInvited friends and family.Then opened a Restaurantthat served the delicacyOf what was our dream car. They never left.Where we wentThey went.Perhaps going on outingsWherever we were.New towns, new…

Bubbling with joyand laughterSomeone said,“I think you’ve hadtoo much wine.” Oh honey,I thought,It’s not too much wineIt’s too many filtersAnd tonight I took them off! Stay in controlDon’t offendDon’t speakDon’t overpower It’s wearisome. Filters make us:ShrinkStupefyPretendTake the back seat. After a whileone forgets howto talk at all.Words stumble out,but evaporate intonothingness. Stay in controlDon’t offendDon’t…

A life time agoWe got all dressed upAnd signed a document. Some call it a licenseBut in realityIts just insurance. Insurance for when thedouble Ds come calling. George Burn said,“50% of marriage ends in divorce…The rest end in death.” Death and Divorce,Those are the double Ds. That piece of paper,That license that makesThis union legal…

The fog hides my sunrise,It’s mist consuming my blanket.The weight on my chestMatches that on my shoulders. So many disruptionsSo much pain-and I forget to be grateful. TrafficStore clerksFinancesSicknessUncertainty-and I forget to be grateful. His healthHer depressionTheir sadnessThe weight unbearable-and I forget to be grateful. Where is happiness?When did joy make an exit?Pain runs through…

My heart is heavyMy heart is joyful.We’ve been here beforeLikely here again,And yet it isn’tAny easier. This one has beenWriting her own storySince the day sheWas born. She came too soon –25 weeks is not enough.“She’s a fighter,”Is what we heard.And a fighterShe is. She’s my Warrior Princess,Queen of the Pokemon.She has deep knowledgeOf the…

Happy Nude Year!New Year?No.Nude Year! The year weexpose ourtrue selves,wartsbelly fatand all. The yearwe removepretenseshameblame. Fully embracingthe uswe werebornto be. The ones whoDanceSingLoveLaugh. In this Nude Yearwe leaveFearAnxietyMelancholyat the door. We don’tHide,Retreat,Disappearany more. Oh no –we areSeenHeardInvited We entera roomand it getsbrighter. We share ourJoyand othersListen In thisNude Yearwe wearour skincomfortably And oursoulsbegin tosee theworlddifferently.…

Tonight I standOn holy ground. There isn’t a MosesOr a burning bush. There isn’t thunder rollingNor lightning strikes,The earth isn’t quacking. Sitting in front of meAre a handful of musiciansTalking about musicImagining new tunesAnd unsung lyrics Dreaming of creating somethingThat moves us all It’s holyBIG holyIt’s the holiest of holy The honesty blankets the roomThey…

Witches come in twosThe good one andThe bad. Wonderland had aWhite Queen andThe Red one. Narnia also had two,But they were both bad. The most famous duoLived in The Land of OzWhere the Wicked WitchOf the West gets smashedBy the Good Witch of the North Two witchesA goodA badSo why is there onlyOne type of…

You say brokenLike it’s a bad thing.All my favorite peopleAre broken. BrokennessAllows newnessIt’s when we areFree to make somethingDifferent of our lives. It’s where we findOur uniquenessAnd differentiateOurselves from the herd.To change directionAnd moveCloser to freedom. A seed breaksthrough the groundBut the groundDoesn’t cry“I’m broken!”Rather it offersSpace andNourishment for theBeauty that is to come. You…

Wouldn’t that be wonderfulIf the New Year bought a new YOUYour friends and family would love it! A you who shows upA you who is engagedA you that cares more aboutWhat is going on in other peoples livesThan what is happening in your own. A you who arrives on timeAnd sometimes, leaves early.A you who…