The waves of redemption from his nine months gone…hadn’t even hit me yet. The shock. That his face. Was in more than my thoughts. But a bed. Tucked tight with the retribution. That I am whole again. Son. Finally home. Serving. Philippines. And helping. Earthquake. Landslides. Victims. People flooded with a desperate pleading… Son answering. The […]
The lingering fumes of my neighbors garbage. Burns alongside the road. Waking me to another morn. Another day. Oh hoping. And praying. And I sit. Knees strong on the dust before me. First thing. Like Abuela taught me. Praying to a God I don’t know. Nervously caressing the dangling emblem. Abuela gave me. Strung around my […]
I got her alone. My one day short of six year old daughter. Swinging arms. Holding hands. Old and young. Dark and light skinned. Linked. In a love just as strong as any blood ties. Walking down isle. Laughing. Street vendor carelessly playing. But this time…. Careless to what people see. Loving completely. This little one […]