'Wishing Poem' is a poem
from the second part of ' The Universal Woman-/ Cyber Blues Love*
Sometimes I wished I could
'shake loose my skin'
to quote Sonia Sanchez
just like the jungle snake
to put it aside as a reminder
of the past, the pain and the scars
as well as all the bright moments
to refresh the present over and over
and focus on the future with a smile
to see the beauty in you
as I see it within myself
to love with generosity and
only one condition, honesty
to surrender without fear
and welcome each morning
with a receptive mind and
each night with a peaceful soul
turning the challenges of life
into a beautiful bouquet of
passion flowers
(Self-published. Please contact author directly to order.)
Enter the pages of diaspora in quiet introspection. Bathe your thoughts with subtle humor; synchronize your spirit-sense with history-in-heat; fall headlong with eyes wide open into
Using Calgary as a backdrop the author satirizes the self-serving nature of the public as it continues to fatten itself, not only physically, but egotistically as well.
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