I started writing because I was going through things that I did not know how to express. Somehow, though, when I put my pen to the paper I was suddenly articulate. Something about writing for an audience made me remember that I wasn’t alone in my suffering. Something about writing for an audience made itContinue reading “The Dichotomy of Artistry”
Category Archives: Love
And She Was Beautiful
I hadn’t seen you in quite some time I didn’t realize how much I missed you until you walked by Something about you looked different, but I couldn’t place my finger But I was trying not to be rude so I didn’t let my eyes linger That’s when she walked over A teeny tiny versionContinue reading “And She Was Beautiful”
Love First
Prostitute, crack whore, crackhead, felon, criminal, thug, alcoholic, bum, pimp, fag, slut, fat, skinny, crazy, bipolar, schizo… Behind every label is a person with a heart, with a life, with blood, with a story. A person who may never learn to really live and love because you can’t see past the exterior. I went toContinue reading “Love First”
It would be easier if…
Here we are, me and my littlest boo (let’s call her Five because that’s how old she is) sitting in the basement building a puzzle. She was so cute stacking the pieces of her anatomy puzzle. You see that pic at the top? The pieces stack according to how our bodies are made fromContinue reading “It would be easier if…”
It Happened
The beautiful part of remembering the pain of yesterday is that it’s a memory. You made it through. So don’t let yesterday’s trauma make you miss the gifts of the present.
Home Is Where the Heart [of God] Is
Last year my life changed a lot. The city I live in, the job I do, the people I live with, the church I attend, the work I do at church… All different now. All the changes happened pretty close to the same time. That season of so much transition left me feeling lost andContinue reading “Home Is Where the Heart [of God] Is”
Not *JUST* One, Just… One
A friend of mine offered to give me tickets to a game before. She offered to give ME ticketS to a game. A couple years ago I won a contest. I sent in my application. People voted for me. After voting results came in I was given TWO passes to a festival. When I wasContinue reading “Not *JUST* One, Just… One”
You’re Not Ready
If you have a bottle of water in one hand and juice in the other, it’s kinda silly for me to ask if you’re thirsty and offer you more water. If you have an empty bag in one hand and an empty bucket in the other, it wouldn’t make sense for me to offer youContinue reading “You’re Not Ready”
Stop Wasting Time
Imagine for a second that you just got a new job and you set up your direct deposit. Then after your payments should’ve started you realize it’s not going into your account. So you check the paperwork and find out that you put in the wrong bank account number and someone else has been gettingContinue reading “Stop Wasting Time”
Claricha Explains It All 