Photo by Eugene Shelestov https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-holding-burning-paper-in-dark-room-33930 Poem by Katrina Wightman The past can’t be undone The future is unknown and may never come This moment matters It is all we have I act not for some uncertain future reward In this moment I can change the world and make it better. In this moment I easeContinue reading “In this moment”
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My Post Winter Sunshine
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You called me a Saint
You called me a Saint, Now you’re thinking that I ain’t You’re trying to reconcile my purple hair, And my love that don’t care About gender or monogamy With the picture you had of me. Suddenly all my good deeds and qualities, Are obscured by your moral blinders about love. You can’t understand why IContinue reading “You called me a Saint”
I learned it from you
Photo by Kate Galatian I learned it from you From where you began To where you ended or currently are And all the in betweens Stepping outside your comfort zone Venturing beyond where the little girl inside you could image I am not the first Nor will I be the last For I see itContinue reading “I learned it from you”
Chameleon
Photo by Anandan Anandan on Unsplash CHAMELEON A shimmer barely noticed A tilt of the head A softness in the eyes A subtle change in the gestures in the words Then I am floating above A piece of me has emerged One of the shades that reflect back the speaker’s expectation or preferences So subtle I barely noticedContinue reading “Chameleon”
Dreaming of Warmer Weather
I missed posting last week. I hosted a EFM (Spouses) coffee and Thanksgiving for 8 of my fellow Americans here at post. They were both lovely events and I am thankful I was able to host them. My RA has been kicking my butt lately. So, I spent the weekend recovering. Around Thanksgiving most theContinue reading “Dreaming of Warmer Weather”
The 7th Floor Adventure
Last year when we had the community Fire drill at our apartment, it occurred the day after I had my COVID booster shoot. When my husband woke me that morning, I knew there was no way I was walking down 16 flights of stairs. I told my husband he could brief me after. He didContinue reading “The 7th Floor Adventure”
Musings on ADHD/Multipotentiality: Then and now.
I see you bounding around, and I remember. I remember what it is like to be so full of energy you feel like you will burst. The agony of the endless hours of school. Trying to contain the fountain of energy because I was a good girl. Recess a brief respite where I could letContinue reading “Musings on ADHD/Multipotentiality: Then and now.”
Prime the Pump
Satisfying swill slides to my stomach. Stress swimming in my subconscious slows from simmer to silence. Sublime sentences shimmer to the surface. Please provide a pen and paper pronto a promise of poetry is present.