by Paul Laurence Dunbar In a bizarre coincidence, I learned that my 100 year old Grandmother just passed away on the same day that I was making this. ERE sleep comes down to soothe the weary...

Drowning in a sea of sadness
With all my strength I hold back the tears
My chest aches, my throat tightened,
as a melancholic melody sings in my head.
Always yearning to...

Father left, I a little girl of ten
His covering gone, no protection.
His guidance gone, welcome rejection.
As a young girl, passion arrived easily.
but intuition...

To Be or Not to Be Awake!
By Reid Baer

To be aware of my inner
will or not - that is the question:
whether 'tis easier in the mind

To martyr...