The Hatchet

  https://www.instagram.com/p/BCypSe-nJeD/ So, we buried the hatchet today. We buried it after the first fight, When your words lashed out like Lightning strikes And seared my soul, left a hole behind, One you filled with sorries, And acts that to support your apologies. So we buried the hatchet today. We buried it that morning, In…

I’M JUST A WOMAN

You're overworked.....woman, our mothers did it, while raising nine children. You can too. You're exhausted......You're just lazy; put your back into it. You get help......WHAT??? Do you want that firm-breasted maid to snatch your husband? You get help......Ah, but you're a virtuous woman, patterned after Model Proverbs 31, circa BC 400. How can you have…

VICTIM

His hand made contact with her cheek, but not in a caress. Her face was familiar with his fist; for often, there he would hit. Cowering in terror, her back got a kick. If she only wimpered, he wouldn't have a fit. Day after day, ashamed to ask for help; what people would say, if…

SHADES OF GRAY

In life there are those who stray, And turn aside from the righteous way. And many more there are who will err, No matter what I have to say. So, to judge not, I've learned, And the circumstances to weigh; To see things not always in black and white, But also in shades of gray.…

MY VALENTINE IS YOU

I'm not perfect, that we both know; Sometimes I wonder, why you still love me so. Gladly, you gave up your last breath for me, Even at the worst I can be, Always, you see the good in me. And for that reason Jesus, My valentine is You! I've never really made it easy for…