Flute

Blow
…Blow

through bitten lips. Tight and clung…wisps through teeth. Hollow, curved and turned. Flung around tongue, wrapped around jaws.

Open loose

Blow.
Blow.

Stretched through me. Opened air
breezy
cold

Blow.
Blow.

on top
inside

throughout and round about

Wide, long, and puffed.

…Played

Flute

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The Great Lena Horne

Lena Horne via last.fm

Lena Horne’s journey into ancestor-hood took place on May 9, 2010. Her departure sparked memories of her activism, her historic steps, and her beauty and poise. With her proper southern drawl, she soothed and guided us all. R.I.P. Mama Lena Horne.

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Cartwheels

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So this thing that some of us call “Life” is constantly transforming us..continuously flipping us high, gently shoving, and sometimes burying us.

Personally, this past week has been crazy for me. Illness in my family, lost loved ones; found. Hard transitions, budding love possibilities, watching my children bask in new-found freedom, plenty of sleepless nights, acceptance, friendship, and decisions.

I’ve been running through my life..turning cartwheels and singing songs that I didn’t know I … Continue reading →

(Your IT) 20 Questions for the Social Dating Website

Has anybody thought about some of the social networking/dating sites protocol or is it just me? I confess that I have messed around in more than a few social hook-up sites.. Shoot, I’m single and I spend most of my free-time on the computer, so why not?

But, there’s one in particular that is quite amusing to me..and I admit maybe it’s due to my gullibility or naivety or maybe me just wanting the world to be better than what it is it, that initially I thought I was just joining a dating site … Continue reading →

~Mantra’s Story~ Making My Way Clear

I sit.. eyes still sleepy..lashes fluttering, but..Awake

Just awakening from about a 15 year gray haze…
Blurry shadowy figures, dim lights and distant screams
Cursed whispers lie in the corners o f my eyes
Sore hands wiped down my face
Blistered feet resting on hardwood floor
achy bottom sitting on the edge of the bed

I call upon the unconscious strength of yesteryear..(the ones that sat where I sit),
with knees buckling and shaking thighs
with tender back I stand.

I wiggle and sway,
…the heels of my feet whine … Continue reading →

Wake Me Up

Wake up toes…

Wake up legs

Wake up knees

Wake up thighs

Wake up pelvis

Wake up pubic

Wake up navel

Wake up stomach

Wake up breast

Wake up nipples

Wake up arms

Wake up shoulders

Wake up neck

Wake up ear

Wake up scalp

Wake up mouth

Wake up lips

Wake up tongue

Wake up to loving

Wake up to touch

Wake up to fingers

Wake up to kisses

Wake up toes…

Feel it, rise to it, accept it,

Wake up eyes (SEE)

Wake up voice (Speak)

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Revealed

An iridescent revelation of quiet revolt. Continue reading →