The Path

I wrote this poem after being told a friend had been brutally raped by two men. Heavy-hearted, I wrote this for her, and for my dear friends who are also Survivors of sexual assault. I’m thinking about my friend. My friend who was raped last night. Last week. Last year. Last decade. Last teenhood. I’m […]

Village

Some say that it takes a village to raise a child. I agree with more. I say it takes a village to raise a child, save a marriage, build a life, and find salvation. It takes a village to simply live. Community, or a village, is what we all need around us. During Christmas and […]

I Do

When I said I do I didn’t know what it meantI thought I did I thought it meantI do love youI do want youI do believe in this I didn’t know it meant endless days of tryingAnd not knowing what we were trying forOr how to choose a future together that mayNot agree with either […]