Category Archives: Mother’s Day

The Day I Left God – Performance Poetry with Sistahs Laying Down Hands, Mother’s Day 2018

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

Mother’s Day is always bittersweet for me. I know as a Mother that there is pressure to smile and gush at the numerous mother’s day wishes, cards and love from my kids, but even after seventeen years, I still awaken … Continue reading →

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New Shoes: My Mother’s Day Gift from Above

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

Even though I was a mother myself, all of the Mother’s Day commercials with scenes of children hugging and delivering gifts and flowers to their mothers trickled into my joy like Chinese water torture. Continue reading →

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Life (for Elizabeth) Original Poem 11/23/14

Posted on November 24, 2014 by

Your breath became my own

and you exhaled life’s elixir into my lungs

as I was yet being formed Continue reading →

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I’m back!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by

It’s been several months since I’ve written anything on my blog and I apologize to my loyal followers for the long absence. Continue reading →

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My Angels always show up for the after-party…

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

It’s just a part of my reality now. I’ve accepted the heartache that wells up inside my soul when the Mother’s Day commercials start to pour in. Even though I am a mother, and I get my props this time … Continue reading →

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