And Still…Rest.

Love…that thing that eludes. Love…that thing that runs in the other direction when approached. Love…that thing that desperately wants to be captured, held, even squeezed as tightly as possible. Is it love? Is it? Truly? Is it validation? Validation? Validation. Validation. To know that we matter. Validation. To know that our presence here is important. ToContinue reading “And Still…Rest.”

Who? Me? – Part 1

“It’s going to take a while but I am going to get there.” Melanie was forceful. Melanie was adamant but was she convincing? “What are you waiting on?” Cynthia was oh too familiar with saying that phrase to her friend. Melanie dropped her head looking for the imaginary fist that had just punched her in the gut. She pulledContinue reading “Who? Me? – Part 1”

Life Passages VII – Enough is Enough

“So are you coming?!” Lila eventually screams, after repeatedly asking Madeleine whether she’d join herself and a group of classmates preparing to bail from school after second period. “You know, I was thinking…” Madeleine finally replied. Lila rolls her eyes. “What the hell were you thinking, and why?” “Well I was thinking, cause I wasContinue reading “Life Passages VII – Enough is Enough”