Quote of the Day

From Rantings of a Beautiful Mind

A Start

The first thing I wrote and shared that wasn’t a college paper or a work report. Shared on Facebook in 2015… “People hold a monumental amount of power. If we allow ourselves to recognize that when we interact with others, no matter the circumstance, we have the choice to either be nice or to be……

Love, please

Last week, a few hours away from where I live, a white supremacist assaulted two teenage girls on a bus. Three men came to their aid. Two were killed by the hate filled (man). The third was severely injured. My heart aches that this is the world we live in, but I am proud that……

Belief

So long ago Details are blurred Most of the evening has been lost Flirted and drunk into dark recesses But for the piece of gold Placed gently in my hands “I want to go where ever you go” I thought you meant for one night But your mind was on forever Despite my heart of……

Mountains

No matter how hard I try, there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about you. My heart is forever broken because you left. Somedays it’s all tears and sorrow. Others are full of anger and resentment. I simply cannot grasp how you could treat me this way, after all of……

Extreme Measures

Can you see me Breaking chains Mend your own fence I’m busy building walls With secret doors and secret codes Fending off facetious followers Who plague my peaceable Queendom The time for niceties is done and over Worrying what I give you and you take from me Fearing rejection and reckless promises No more fabricated……

Loyalty