Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
2020/2021 is a difficult time for everyone right now. We are amid the COVID-19 epidemic. It has affected everyone across the globe. However, people are still finding the strength and courage to watch Misty Tripoli and the Body Groove facilitators perform various dance workouts. For most people, especially women, it Read more
She was always ready to cry on my shoulder and accept my help, my affection, my favours. ‘Cause nice guys finish last. But one kiss and she doesn’t want to ‘ruin the friendship’. ‘Cause nice guys finish last. I bought her dinner and drinks but only got a kiss at Read more
Fifth Grade. 10 years old. I chose Harriet Tubman. My mom made my dress measured and cut to size. I was Harriet Tubman, but I was unlike her, a skinny shy kid, the tallest fifth-grader, slouching in my chair, a white girl trying to hide in the crowd. My dress Read more
i. The Warring States I unified the warring states for you Old classics, Confucius teachings burnt Wisdom buried – scholar by scholar Insurgency cut – tongue by tongue One Emperor, one wall is all you see ii. The Red Little Book I swam across the Yangtze for you Old ideas, Read more
I discover kernels in poems. The shell breaks open to a singed blossom of hair. Before I spit the weirdness out, I savor a reeling storm in my nose and mouth. For a split second, I see a topiary. I awake to dreams; perhaps they are catchers to my middle-aged Read more
I stoppedbelievinghopingsearchingdreamingpleading for one more time memories lingerbittersweet pain of thepastprayers offereddesire lastingwishing foranother true lovestill longing for one more time invocations answeredyou stepped into mylifeeuphoric,my heartthrobbed withpassion one more time my dream weavermy second chance lovermy last forever goodbye one more time Photo ©Julie Anderson All Rights Reserved
