This is the truth I know: That your definition of me is incomplete, whatever stereotypes I inhabit. I am struggling to reconcile these simultaneous, paradoxical sensations of rage and defeat. I am struggling to reconcile the lesson of my youth—that I could be anything!—with the obvious, systemic, condoned, sanctioned marginalization of my voice. My faith… Continue reading Dark Days, Parables, and Pride
Tag: hope
Dig For Rain
Maybe there was a time when you tilled expectation’s soil, sowed seeds of heirloom hopes, and raindanced under brewing skies. Maybe there was a time before you learned to look away, when you dared stare square into rising possibility, before the rains didn’t come. Maybe there was a time—later, later, how much later— when all… Continue reading Dig For Rain
In Case of Emergencies
You said, Look! You have one nail not bitten down to the quick. You looked hopeful for a broken habit. I said, I know. I'm hanging onto it, in case of emergencies. {note: photo downloaded from pexels.com and no attribution required but giving credit where due; the photo crop of the original is my… Continue reading In Case of Emergencies
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