Wake up and Smell the Coffee; Poems, Short stories, Bite-size news- old and new .....Because I Have a Voice!
“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”― Abigail Van Buren When we think of riches, we think of wealth and... Continue Reading →
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The above image is from The New Yorker with the caption : “A few of us are going out after work to pretend it’s not the end of the world, if you want to join us.” Do you remember the days... Continue Reading →
It's Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. I'm supporting in the best way I know how....with ink! Please share this post or any of these poems with someone who looks like they need it. Let's be there for each... Continue Reading →
"Life is fair" (they never said) "A walk in the park!" (like they never crowed) "A picnic of strawberries and cream!" (as though they never crooned) And yet for all its anguish life is still precious ..with....every..ragged...breath.. you.. take ©Vivian... Continue Reading →
Tracing the line between love and hate Both- so closely knit -not together -neither apart but enough to tickle the finger of fate A line that can only be discerned by a shredded heart -to which scars have added much... Continue Reading →
'Tis so easy to take for granted the shape of a God-given day -as though days are as promised as the eternity of the ages -as though nights can't morph into sickness and angst as though life is an entitled... Continue Reading →
Somewhere in the galaxy on this planet definitely in a country that cradles a city and a few towns is a soul whose light will dim today I don't know who or where or the time My heart prays that... Continue Reading →
I was watching a youtube video last week, where the actor Terry Crews was reciting the story of his childhood. I was so shocked at what he was saying that I actually dropped my phone! How did Mr Crews know... Continue Reading →
