From steel Tariffs, to recycled waste - Tension seems to be reaching a crescendo between two super powers. As we step into March, I can't help but reflect on how the new year started off with a bang! From

There's a time and a place for things I Said I looked away - Turning My Head I simply said I wanted out You wondered why and what that was about I cried at the feet of the angels for you did all I could

The Nights are Like Wicked Raindrops Melting me into dust!- I' m Captured by a Raincloud And It's engulfing me with Lust Come out tonight Or, I'll Perish Alone- Like a Bloody fighter in a tarnished Tone

Do you not see the humanity within me? Does my echo Creep into your soul-and make it perish? If, no, Than why do you excite to see me perish- To diminish me into nothing? You Say you want to assist but

There's an answer to my question which one often asks Beauty for me is one with no masks And, tis you a stone angel who steps forth in my mind. You dig a bit deeper You're further to find When I look at

In the darkened fury of my peaceful mind- I see my troubles that are so far away I look to the east w/solitude and hope- until again I am bombarded with light of another day My unsolved troubles, linger

Since a youngster, I was drawn to photography and art. I saw in pictures (still do). Perhaps, this is why I imagined taking stills while cascading them with words I wrote- Poems. It's interesting that

Meeting people where they are at is not as easy as it sounds. I truly believe if we step into the shoes of others, trying to understand them as opposed to judge them-we will ALL truly all get along- Empathy-

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Sharing a bit of me with you-I am new here and excited to share- THE PERFECT KISS by @nixter The days fill me with excitement, loaded energy and a power to move forth- You're my desire tonight-I say to

I was in the 2nd grade-I had just transferred from the local Catholic Academy to a public elementary school. I was shy. I can still be shy. My first assignment was to write a poem about an animal. I chose

I was in the 2nd grade-I had just transferred to La Jolla elementary school from the local Catholic Academy. My first assignment was to write a poem about an animal. I chose a worm. It was this creature