Sunday, December 17, 2017

Respect

Showers of admiration
How great you are
You are put on a pedestal
That is not respect

Slaps on back
Praises from the crowd
You find yourself in the center
That is not respect

An audience lends their ears
To stories of your feats
You become the sole speaker
Attention is not respect

Love of family and friends
Who do all to keep you happy
You are the center of their universe
Love is not respect

Praise, admiration, attention
And even love, are not respect
These are given, taken
for a motive or it is so.

Respect is unique
it can only be Earned
the hardest to receive

and fastest to burn.

Sunday, December 3, 2017

BEYOND BOUNDARIES

Excited to share my debut novel, Beyond Boundaries is available on amazon kindle for pre-order with a release date of January 1st, 2018!
Beyond Boundaries is a story close to my heart inspired by women in my family. It takes us into the journey of two women separated by time and place, but bound by blood, as they cross borders and boundaries in search of their sense of belonging.