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Valentine’s Day
Every day should indeed be Valentine’s Day. We should not be expressing our love to our partners only on February 14th. But somehow, expressing love on any other day is usually forgotten. Our busy lives get in the way of showing our appreciation to our partners. We overlook the beauty of our loved ones. We take for granted the things they do for us daily. We forget to say “Thank you” or “I care about you” or the best sentence there is, “I love you” because we are simply out of words by the end of the day due to being tired from work. And in the morning, when we…
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I Once Had a Friend
I once had a friend A soulmate, not a fiend She said she loved me and cared for me And, with her time and attention, she never failed me. Time and again, she vowed, our friendship will never cease, No matter how long, no matter how far, our hearts will never be apart. Years have passed, our lives have taken different paths, I thought the friendship we had Will never be quashed. But, somehow, someway, without caution, she turned away. I have no clue why, but boy, my heart broke like wildfire. I once had a friend I treasured her as a gem Like a diamond, shining, brilliant, and superb.…
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My Lost Child
I have lost a child. A child who never saw my face, And never touched my skin. My child, my son, we named Eli. He did not see the light of day In the eve of the 10th day. He was strong, but I was weak. My body couldn’t hold him ‘Til he is ready to peek. That child, we longed for A son to carry our name. A little lamb to his mama Who only wanted to caress him. Wouldn’t it have been wonderful If I carried him to term? For he would’ve been fifteen now, A strong, young man, That his mama would have loved. What could he…
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A Mom with AFIB (Atrial Fibrillation)
October 23, 2017, at approximately 1:30 a.m. I woke up with a pounding heart. So hard that I thought my heart was coming out of my chest. So hard that I could not breathe, my head spinning, and felt like I was having a heart attack. I was so sure I was having a heart attack. My husband, my children, and my stepdaughter woke up and they thought I was just having my usual panic attack but I told them that this was different. It felt different. At first, no one was panicking. I told my husband to call 911 and that I felt like I am about to pass…
