Mikki's Posts

he dances to a different beat he sings and hums and whistles a song no one knows or can learn to accompany he thinks with different thoughts he ponders and wonders what others think they know and doesn’t surrender to disappointment he walks a different step to music no one else can hear but if they could they would soon discover it’s not just a different beat it’s not just a different drummer it’s an entirely different instrument

I’ve never liked coffee That sleazy coach in middle school who always yelled— Plumes of coffee breath would always come out his mouth That morning kiss on the cheek from Dad Couldn’t it come before the morning ritual? Or maybe without the coffee he’d kiss the fica plant instead. That bitter taste, even after the sugar The creamer The extra flavor The half and half That bitter, bitter taste that lasts Long after the swill was swallowed The obnoxious teenage boys and girls Acting all grown up because they did shots of Espresso As if maturity was measured by what one drinks, And how snooty one does it. The high school teacher who constantly lost the class Because that coffee stained smile Was just unnerving, alien and unnatural All eyes avoided the front Concentrating on everything but the Cheshire Those idiots who alternated between poisoning themselves Alcohol on the weekends (for greeks maybe more) Coffee for all nighters especially during finals week Sleep deprived zombies taking test...

Just a quick note to appease those who have called for more blogging.  I do apologize--I tend to write less when I'm not depressed.  Trying to change that.  It's not easy.  You know what "they" say, 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't teach an old dog to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.'  Or something like that.... I'm developing a rep I rather enjoy.  For my Wed night Bible study I've been really digging into the Word to look for verses that support my answers and my thoughts.  I was initially timid about sharing all I'd looked up.  And I only share about half of what I look up because I'm thorough. But then a couple ladies shared how they had looked up some of the scriptures afterwards.  Someone really took to heart one of the questions and was encouraged by the scripture I'd found and shared. I think it's the influence of BSF.  Now, with BSF, the digging is confined to the passage currently being studied.  Th...

It's a wall--insurmountable. Scaling takes mores than is within,  still must try. It's a mountain--immovable. To climb and hike Trecherous and frustrating. still must try. It's a frozen waterfall--impassable. Break through the cascade? Absurd. still must try. Obstacale?  Say hellooo to God. He's bigger.