Image Credits: Amazon.com I mentioned Tyra Banks before in my #WCW post about Jennifer Lopez. Tyra was one of the women who helped me to have more body confidence as a teenager. As a model, she was the anti-waif, curvy and confident. My sister gave me a copy of Tyra's Beauty Inside and Out for my 17th… Continue reading My #WCW – Tyra Banks
A Poem – Week Fifteen
Something about this poem reminds me of Game of Thrones. This was written somewhere in that tumultuous time during my later years in college or soon after. I can tell whenever something was written during this period, even if it isn't dated. I felt hurt, lonely, frustrated and at times, hopeless. Life was not turning out like… Continue reading A Poem – Week Fifteen
My #WCW – Penny Marshall
I have admired such a wide variety of women throughout my life that I do not always consciously think of all of them, particularly the ones I have admired since I was a little girl. I was reminded of my admiration for Penny Marshall when I read of her death yesterday. I never remember a… Continue reading My #WCW – Penny Marshall
A Thanksgiving Poem
I know Thanksgiving is not always a happy day. This poem was written on November 24, 1994, during a particularly tumultuous time for my family. Thanksgiving The air is filled with good smells All is supposed to be good and well But this year is a living hell With the mounds of mashed potatoes… Continue reading A Thanksgiving Poem
Another Poem – Week Fourteen
I ran across this poem the other day and it keeps popping into my head. It is about one of my least favorite things: gossip. This was written around 1994. Gossip It starts deep down At the bottom of the city Aint this a pity With all the gritty Gossip to be told You tell… Continue reading Another Poem – Week Fourteen
A Poem – Week Fourteen
I haven't posted a poem in a while, so I searched my notebooks for a poem about autumn. This one was written sometime in the fall of 1994. Fall With a sudden breeze you come around And shock and surprise me Where has summer gone? Because it is now fall. Tree leaves turn yellow,… Continue reading A Poem – Week Fourteen
My #WCW, Tina Turner
In the 1980's, there were few images more iconic than Tina Turner strutting down the street in her music video for “What’s Love Got To Do With It.” She was the picture of confidence. This moment was her comeback. She walked away from her divorce from her abusive husband with nothing more than her name. She… Continue reading My #WCW, Tina Turner
