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Timeline of Us
Day one, its just begun And we bonded over academics and poetry Like two birds flitting about The same branch of a tree. How we’re both trying to be Healthier, striving for a better you and me. You asked so many questions It made my head spin And my heart twinge Because of the effort…
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Money CAN Buy Happiness
Everyone always says “Money can’t buy happiness.” Tell that to the homeless people sleeping under bridges and panhandling for change. Tell that to the roughly 38 million Americans who rely on food stamps in order to afford eggs and meat. Tell that to the college students working two minimum wage jobs while working for a…
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Message to My 20-year-old Self
Twelve years ago I was in a very precarious position. I moved away from home for the first time to live with a man in Ohio that I met online. Said man got me pregnant with my first child, and I recall being pregnant on my 21st birthday, staring longingly at the Patron from across…