Like candy

Your kindness Like candy I consumed without regret. The compliments you gave So freely The sweetness I loved Every moment of every day I woke up to you desiring you Wanting more every minute I still do. You were love embodied I Just couldn’t love myself enough To realize I was candy, too

Shame and Toxic Relationships

I’m not excited to say this but I’ve been in some scary situations that I’ve allowed myself to stay in because they were difficult to leave. In 2011, I got a new job at an insurance company, and I moved into a new house. In 2012, about a year after being in the company, I …

The Grieving Moon

It fills your belly But leaves you empty They talk about the two wolves And then you meet the third You never feed it But it eats first Regardless of how much is left Or how long you have been searching The fatigue that lingers Long after you have slept A dull ache that never …

This is Public Health

I was invited to speak at a conference in Minneapolis about some of the work I’ve been doing to expand access to benefits and services for people on Medicaid. The conference is for foundations and private donors who want to invest in the public health infrastructure. Things our healthcare and taxpayer dollars don’t seem to …

8 years

They say that happiness is on the other side of fear. I hope to get there.

On Disappointment…

It doesn’t matter why it happened. It matters that it hurts.