The National Human Trafficking Hotline says that “Human trafficking is a situation in which an individual is compelled to work or engage in commercial sex through the use of force, fraud or coercion.” I decided to touch on this subject, after seeing a pimp being arrested not too long ago. […]
Diamonds and roses Somebody even proposes I got a frozen bag of beans And one hundred excuses Locked in a room half the time Today I was punched because I complained he had missed valentine’s My twisted bloody nose Is my wilted rose I smile while I serve him breakfast […]
Life had brought him to a crossroad. Well, perhaps it was more like a roundabout with five or six exits, and he was stuck in the wrong lane. Because every time his arrogance had brought him to a fork in the road, he had chosen to keep going straight. Francis […]
Your trajectory is abject failure I see your looming demise Famous last words the old man had prophesied He had mocked me with his swan song I was forever determined to prove him wrong Called his teenage son a disappointment Cut me out of his last will and testament When […]
I’ve given up on life so many times that my dreams have become my safe haven. Darkness in my eyes and my soul, inside I’m the color of the ravens I put the pen to these lines and they’re always apocalyptic If life was measured in rhymes, not pennies and […]
Sunday morning runs set the tone for the week. I went to bed last night all stressed out and woke up brimming with anxieties. I spend a lot of time talking to myself when running, especially on distance runs. I don’t have many friends willing to wake up at 3:30 […]
This morning, my writing time was interrupted by a friend of mine who wanted to share a verse of encouragement with me. As I read her text message… Isaiah 41:10 — “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I […]
I had gone running this morning. The usual discipline of pursuing my health goals and sparking my creativity with a long (ish) run. No, it’s not exhausting. Occasionally I would stop and take a picture, something to help trigger an idea I may have had while running at a more […]
This morning I got up excited to go on my run. But what would have been 6 miles of glorious isolation, turned into a 45-minute power-walk. People always ask me why it is I get up so early. Part of the reason is I go to bed rather early the […]
I was having a brief chat with my niece this morning. By brief I mean a ninety-minute conversation as we both multi-tasked over the phone. She is a teacher to a group of exceptionally talented 14–18-year-old students. One of the things that fuel her passion, is the moments she gets […]
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