Copyright 2006, CJ Koenig-Stoodley, unpublished Works, All Rights Reserved
Only the sanguine and seemingly mystical tones
of Carlos Santana
saves me from the inner diatribe
and leads me to the divine;
away from a recondite life
that is testament to my physicality,
my fragility,
and your frailty,
allowing me to transcend
your pallid lineaments
so mutable and strangely omnipotent
where I am concerned
though now a millstone
as sepulchral as the imprecate yell of the demented
a testament to my mortality
and the alchemy of a mystic-directioned compass
An empathic young nurse driven to help and heal others since childhood after watching her mother languish for months before finally succumbing to cancer, Aziza Lopez abhors cruelty and suffering in any form. When she is assigned comatose patient Davi
Love is universal and not limited to the most perfect among us. In this collection of romantic short stories and poetry, love comes to those who are decidedly imperfect, who possess very real human flaws, scars, and challenges. Awaiting us as we are.