rights = wrongs

Hey, I lived in Salina, KS, all my life. I left right after high school and lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a number of years...until Katrina. I ended up returning to Salina for nine months where I finished up my student teaching and my children attended school. I went back to MS, but I chose not to return to the Coast; instead, I moved to northern MS. Salina is a magnet--I'm going back after this school year. Kansas may not be the most "happening" place in the U.S., but it is a great place to raise kids.

Very well written...such vivid description!! KUDOS!

Thank you! I will get through this...time is healing.

The children don’t know why I am crying,
But deep down inside, I am dying.
Caught red-handed by late night phone calls
Alone I endure the pain while hugging my daughter’s doll.

I am the bar of soap at the bottom of the bathtub,
Filthy film left behind after the suds...
Nothing cleanses my soul’s ache.
Nothing soothes the heartbreak.

Betrayal scars my eyes with tears
After all these wasted years.
Strength seems so faraway...
“God, heal me,” I pray.

rein=horse

stops = haults

pad=brakes

Thanks all...I write from the heart, but I also like to hear corrections if needed.

snuggle=bear

I wrote that the year before graduation...I was tired of being in college by that point! LOL!

Thank you!

Lord, give me the strength to tarry,
For this load of books I carry.
Though I try to be strong,
College seems to take so long!

I take classes day and night.
When will I ever see the light?
I may only have one more year,
But look how long I've been here!

A friend lasts for eternity
And always will be there
Even through life's agony
And even through despair

A friend will live and die for you
And help in times of need
And show you love you never knew
But never will mislead.

A friend will always bring you cheer
Even through dismal times.
Through the many endless years
A friend will always stay near.

apartment-cramped

coffee - house

break - bread

drop - break

safe-bank

houses = pink