Holiday Party

The annual “Holiday Party” – ugh!  The announcement specifically states that one is not obligated to attend.  Yeah, right…  I mentally prepare myself by focusing on a splendid evening with colleagues who I consider friends.  But the reality of the whole affair (based on prior experience) sits just under the surface.  The underlying resentment towardContinue reading “Holiday Party”

Ancient Ruins

I search for the symmetry once defining these ancient ruinsPrecise as any modern day engineering Envision it…Slaves moving stoneSkilled craftsmen pounding ancient toolsThe plans coming to fruitionImagine it…Immense grandeur perched atop a mountain Surrounded by trees bearing olives and almondsPicture it…As the enemy approaches Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #336 – Search and Lens-Artists Challenge #274Continue reading “Ancient Ruins”

I Am Here

The painMust be intense and unbearableYou hid it well for awhileSomehow dissociated from the realityBut I see it nowI hear it in your voiceA melody in a shriekI yearn to ease your burdenBut I cannot change the truthJust know that I am hereTo provide some lightness in intensityA warm hugAn attentive earA welcome diversionJust knowContinue reading “I Am Here”