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In the Dusk of a summer's day ( Read more... )

That's right, folks, I've been writing so much lately I am actually having to put effort into coming up with subjects and themes. I've got a journal going, then this, and occasional MySpace blogs, along with the random rantings I throw out in Word ( Read more... )

I live with a constant passenger that is always by my side. I did not choose it, but I will never be rid of it, and so I must make it my friend. This passenger is called a "syndrome," a combination of symptoms with an unexplainable cause. For while doctors know what happens when one has this syndrome, they cannot explain why it happens. For years, ( Read more... )

I wrote our vows without you ( Read more... )

In the dark, quiet cloak of night I am alone. The screaming children and screeching birds have silenced themselves for sleep, but I will have very little for myself tonight. There is something so perfect and peaceful about the darkness outside, and I don't want to go to bed, even if I could somehow force myself to close my eyes and turn off the ( Read more... )

If I could be a housewife, I would have the time to put effort into everything I did. I wouldn't do things half-assed because the little things would matter more. If I could just stay home and care for those around me, I think it would make me a better person. That sounds kind of silly but I think it's the truth. I mean, think about it: What are ( Read more... )

I think about the home we will make someday
In the woods and far away
God, this rhyming is cliche.....

I see the leaves on the maple tree outside the office window
The 90 degree heat edging up to high humidity
My legs sticky and sweaty on the leather chair
Smoke curling up from the cigarette I swore I wouldn't light
Taken from the pack I promised I wouldn't buy
Next to the soda I bought with money I don't have

This is the first time I've written on live journal since...well, since last time I was in this predicament. It was about two...no three...no two...I have no idea...years ago and I was out of work because of my chronic neck strain. Here I am again, fighting with doctors to get the right care, going in and out of the emergency room and doctor's ( Read more... )