To be me Something I have feared Admired others for being Hidden. Locked myself away in a cage Silence quiets anxieties voice To speak is to reveal   To be me I didn’t know how Same body but different me’s Longing to hear that “me” is alright Yet I remain hidden Shy in a corner … Continue reading Roar

She smiled at me with one eyebrow raised Before our first kiss and on our wedding day She smiles if I just glance at her too long She rolls her eyes at my made up songs She held my hand walking the midnight streets Late night picnics with hot chocolate drinks Stars gleaming and shooting … Continue reading Together or not at all

Headphones in Track 1 A billion hearts on six continents Speaking forty languages All in sync Track 2 A mockingbird replicating a garbage truck Track 3 A single mom at her table Counting the days to a paycheck Track 4 The sounds of sowing machines And the cries of the child workers Their sorrow has … Continue reading If God had Spotify

If kindness is a death sentence; judge me If love is an exclusive club; Bounce me If forgiveness is a clique; exclude me If gentle words are silenced; shush me If peace cannot be reached; shrink me If virtue makes me weak, call me superman And compassion; Kryptonite

November has several names, Indigenous heritage month, American Indian and Native Alaskan heritage Month, and American Indian Heritage month. Regardless of title the goal is to help non-native peoples recognize and learn about an often hidden or forgotten history. Learn that Native peoples couldn't vote until 1924 or that religious freedom wasn't granted for native … Continue reading A November Message