Category Archives: Self-doubt
The Day Innocence Died
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” ~ Maya Angelou ~ He showed up at my house at one of the most … Continue reading
The Bigger Picture
“When the skies are grey and all the doors are closing And the rising pressure makes it hard to breathe When all I need’s a hand to stop the tears from falling I will find him, I’ll find him next … Continue reading
Lenore & Me (Part 3)
A young girl in scrubs poked her head into our room, looked at Lenore and spoke in a soft voice: “Ma’am, I’m a nursing student… Do you mind if I sit with you today to observe? “Observe… what do you … Continue reading
Lenore & Me (Part One)
“A Hospital is no place to be sick. ” ~ Samuel Goldwyn “Nooo!” I croaked through my dusty throat, which made the old woman pause in mid-jump, her wrinkled white thighs suspended over the gunmetal steel of the hospital bed railing, as … Continue reading
The Stutterer Moves On…
“And don’t condescend to me, take your leave, take your leave, take your leave of me… Disappear, through the air, I wish you gone and I don’t care…” Stevie Nicks ~ The Planets of the Universe I was a very … Continue reading
The Wedding Of His Dreams
It was the night before my wedding in Jamaica, in the church where the ceremony would be held the next day, the wedding party, pastor and decorator were all up in arms over a thousand different things. Which door would … Continue reading
The Truth About Daddy
My father has two other children with his second wife, their names are Akyl and Jamillah. They are both athletes, he goes to all their games, takes smiling pictures with them, he even threw Jamillah a formal sweet 16 ball … Continue reading
TallGirl ~ LateBloom 