Do you ever stop and think 'this is going to be over before I blink'? And then, before you know it, you're on the plane ride home. It baffles me at time, to think that the minutes never stop rolling over. And as much as I wish I could, I can't grab time and slide it in my purse to save for a little bit. I can't take it out and use it when I need a ( Read more... )

A thunderstorm rolled into town tonight. I was a little too excited.
I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Now one of my favorites.
I'm alone, but I feel like he's here with me.

I still can't figure out if I'd erase someone from my memory completely.

Do I love him? I love who he is today. He's the man I first met ( Read more... )

A couple bottles of sun tan lotion ( Read more... )

This time tomorrow, I'll be waiting to board a plane to the Bahamas.
And know this - if I don't come back, I met a Poppy and he made me his Bahama Mama.
So there would be no reason for me to come back.

She's walking around a little like a zombie
numb from the emotional blow, swearing
she should be bleeding or worse, dead.
I wrap my arms around her body
I feel her breathe, short and deep.
She says, "I won't cry" and so
I let go because I know
it's easier to be numb
then to deal with the pain.

My mother said, "You keep telling me how your armpits smell and burping like your older brother, but I know I raised you to be a lady because when you drink your coffee, you put your pinky up."

God and I are in a fight. I was wrong.

Maybe I am waiting for some sort of hero to come along and save me. From what, I'm not even sure. But this is hope I have is wearing me out. It's making my skin grow thicker.

And I need to be in the Bahamas now.

Out of the couple dozen men I've been wrong about, I'm really hope I not wrong about this one.
A'course I say that every time and every time I am wrong.

Sometimes I get so low, I feel like I'm living in my toes