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Of owls and crises and writing

*excerpt from work-in-progress memoir The alarm has sounded and I have turned it off. It always sounds like a good idea the night before to get up at 5 am. Nighttime Me is very ambitious compared to 5 am Me. I lay there and contemplate going back to sleep. 5:01 am Me is stronger, though, …

this is an inside job

*Trigger Warning* I was a good victimCompliant and scaredMy cup runneth overWith empathy and compassionOne more chance You had a hard lifeI understood You didn’t mean itThat your handsYour wordsYour bodyHurt me, scarred meAnd you were so sorrySo very sorryAnd you won’t do it againBecause you love me I was a bad victimI fought backAnd spoke …