“You’re birthday is just around the corner. Are you 20 or 25 this year?”mom said as she laughed at her own wittiness. “Momma-uh, I’m going to be 11 this year!!” As I laugh to make her feel funny. She always make my brother and I feel super special for our birthdays. Every year she gets us a card and signs it with “I am the luckiest lady in the world because of you!! Love, mom”. She opened the ove...

She stands in front of the class assuring everyone is quiet.

“No talking during this exam… time has started, you may begin.”

LOOK…

I actually write my name today and try talking to my brain. Maybe we can make it through this

LOOK…

Here comes the rain.

LOOK…

A small baby bird feather.

LOOK…

Today is really not the day to start an endless stream of thoughts. I hear her shoes so loudly on th...

The man that captured my heart was a gentleman. He was a rare and dying breed of lover. He was kind and affectionate. He was an elegant man offering grace and mercy to me daily. He spoke softly and listed intently. He touched me in a way that brought safety and security to my soul. My gentleman was sent here to protect me from the outside world. I was the only one who considered him an elegant man...

In a little while, I will watch the dirt pile atop of your forever residence. Your voice will slowly fade from my memories and your laughter will never be heard again. I know in a little while I will feel ok, maybe even shower again one day. You know for a little while I really thought we would grow old together. Being this happy and silly and free is something only you were able to pull out of me...

Gone? I thought to myself as I stood in the dusty coffee nook. We had plans. We have catching up to do. We are supposed to have lots of conversations about my adventures. My travels were here idea!! 360 days?? 360 days, five days shy of the deal we made, to discover a world she never got to experience. My rock, my best friend, my roommate after my father passed, now my mother is gone, too?

We sat...