Overcoming
There’s a familiar pulse (as I point to my chest) and it thumps with a fury when the sleepy warmth of comfortable success begins to unfurl its glory. “That’s not…
Tag: Barbara Powell
Human Being Human
I wonder where I’m going I wonder where I’ll get to I wonder what my stone might say in the graveyard when it’s all through. I’m frightened of aloneness I’m…
A Million Dollars (wholesome)
If I had a million dollars I’d tell you what I do I’d pay off my student debt and my siblings’ red marks, too. I’d take a little break from…
How We Said “I Love You”
I want to feel big, I told you as I traced my fingers along your skin. My thumb caught your chin as my eyes slipped down to your lips. I…
Choosing What I See
Today I choose to love me in all that I need to be. Today I choose to love me no matter what you see. There may be insecurity — of…
Vision for the Future
My vision for the future holds a stage I walk upon. It has a crowd that I am part of and one I stand beyond. It has a zippy white…
Hospice Training: A Change in Perspective
Yesterday, in a training for upcoming hospice volunteering, I was asked the following: Who are the 4 most important people in your life? What are your 4 most important possessions?…
A tribute to Untamed
She wants to be a unicorn She wants to fly the sky She wants to have a million bucks And never have to tell us why. She wants to be…
The Day Between 