I can see the invisible one...she stands in the shadows...lurking... I can hear her quiet, pleading whispers! What happens if you speak? Does she take you to her empty place? Make you watch while she fills you with guilt? Choking you with her empty threats and vague promises of greener pastures? She dare not send …
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30 Days in the Hole…
I was watching it rain today...it was different... Today it wasn't melancholy...there was no sorrow or feeling of grief... It looked cold and uninviting...It looks like the place where the Wretched Thing would take me...A dark, angry and bitter place...loveless and broken... Your icy grasp has grown feeble...it withers and shrivels...as does your Hag! Ah...did …
Indestructible…
In our house... Video games: privilege! Staying up later to finish watching a movie: privilege! Getting an extra 10 minutes to finish the chapter: privilege! Staying home from school...just because: privilege! Extra dessert: privilege! In this house talking is not a privilege! It is a right! We encourage it...we provoke it...we demand it...we celebrate it...we …
Blister On The Moon
A person stopped me on the street the other day and asked why I wear nail polish... I looked at her and asked: "What wouldn't you do for your daughters and sons?" The person paused and said nothing. I spoke again: "My 7-year-old wants an allowance and my wife and I don't believe in entitlement …
Truckin’
The Wretched Thing has opened a Box of Rain... The wheel is turning...better watch your speed... I know My rider...it dances...just like a Willies in 4 wheel drive... It's a buck...Dancer's choice...come hear! I have a Touch of Grey! I will get by! I will survive! Learning by Example! ...Sometimes the lights are all shining …
Pilgrimage
Do I lead us into a den of lions? Savage and hateful? Out for blood? Will you stand as champions for the Wretched Thing? Will you tear me down and burn the ashes of our invisible bridges? Will you cast me out...further? I will move mountains and brave the sea of bitter sorrow! I will …
Blue Dream…
I sit and watch the morning sun. The birds are chirping. It is warm. Comfortable. Sometimes I pretend that you are beside me. I can sense peace in your words...love in your heart...kindness... I smile. Mostly I cry. Learning by Example Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and …
Swatting the Hornets nest…
Dear Wretched Thing. Does it irk you to know that you have no authority over my words, actions, thoughts or feelings? Does it irk you to know that your new goat is not yet ready for the slaughter? He is nothing more than an angry child! Fool! Anger is my ally! I pull the strings! …
The invisible child…
I can see you in spite of your brother's shadow...More beautiful than I can imagine... Find your voice...your courage...your strength... Run! Learning By Example! Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. -- Gail …
The Wretched Thing…
I strain against The Wretched Thing as it claws and picks...scratching at my control...fanning the flames of anger...rage! I also strain to heal...I persevere... Learning by Example! A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. -- Christopher Reeve
The Eclectic Family 