Proud Stories

You worry a lotWhen you are a Mom, guilt comesNot a welcome friendReady for this yet?A question you can't answerYet it sticks aroundAm I enough now?Do I have the proper skills?Will I screw this up?Handed a babyIn my case, three boys all toldA red head, two blondesPersonalitiesAll over the board, quirkySpecial needs, a shockBooks read, tossed asideHoping instincts kick in soonParenting is learnedBusy days fly byLaughing, c...

Tic, tic, tic, a sound we've all heardYour whole life it seems, their presencesometimes a comforting soundNo longer, this last ones the worstTo hear the pain it's causing youmakes my heart bleed and hurtTic, tic, tic, a sound, God's joke?Your brain a mystery, your smilelaughter, a gift to help us throughHours we've spent in discussionabout the why and the howsTherapy, meds all tried in your lifeSchool passed, twice you ga...

I have had a lot of time to think. And I think about how I gave myself a scare, in a way. I alerted myself to reality. Even though at times it might have seemed like I was slowly dying, I think I was just making my way forwards. That's all we really do, I think. We just make our way forwards. And then we get where we want to be and we look back and we wonder how we got from here to there. Because sometimes the path is so...