this life…the feminine way…

some will tell you… nourish your mind speak fluent English read avidly be good at something have stuff that keeps you busy walk gracefully hold your head high maintain eye contact say something witty pay for your meals don’t drink yourself silly and others still… lose a little weight tone that skin paint those lips flash that smile flip that hair bat those eyelids throw … Continue reading this life…the feminine way…

Days like these

Days like these feel wreckedExpectations not metHopes crushedEyes welling upStaring up at pregnant cloudsImpatient to birth their share of anguishRegardless of the raining anger inside. Days like these feel stupidThe voices of reason we ignoredThe jerks we hoped would keep their wordThe fantasies that kept us awakeDreams we knew wouldn’t come trueTired eyesIs it sleep or tears? Days like these feel unappreciatedEmotions loaned to unworthy … Continue reading Days like these