Take a Break

Well - I went out on a date. - "Alma, what the heck? Are you aware that you are in a neck brace?" umm... yes. But he asked me. More than once. I offered my polite excuses, He said, "So what?". He asked me to dinner and said I could eat with him just as …

Rosa Parks Moment? Or Simple Compliance?

Well we’ve certainly had a lot of fun talking about Starbucks. After listening to the call placed to the police, After watching the interview of the two men arrested, After reading the (short) interview with the manager, After learning that loitering became an issue at this location and policy was enacted one year earlier to …

Atmosphere

There is something lingering In the air I can feel it. - I can feel it Just as sure as I can hear his voice Resonant in my ear - A sliver of him Here - The air is soft with it, With the silent Echo of conversation, it is Saturated With caring with hunger …

Do you…

When you lie down at night Do you think of me? Does my name Cross your mind Warm your heart Touch your lips In prayer? - Do you wonder if I, too, see the moon? Or the stars Suspended in azure Since the ones In your eyes Are hidden from my view? - I wake …