Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Press Play



I guess it's like all of the stars falling out of the sky
Their whiteness plunging into the darkness of the sea beneath them 
The world wouldn't even know what to do if the entire ceiling opened up weeping its condolences
We'd stand there feeling small, reminded how heavy the earth can be 
and how even its seams have breaking points
I feel like that's what cancer is...
falling stars
misguided light
misunderstood energy
It's a loss too great to bear and too much to fathom
and we can't even catch the burden
it slips through our weak fingers 
too unprepared for the unimaginable
and you want to scream
you want to yell into the darkness
but your pride convinces you that it will only do more harm
because God forbid, someone hears you
God forbid that anyone hear you
and if only sound travelled at the speed of light
the pain would cause explosions in the sky
every star is a grave
every grave is a star that gave up
that fell out of the sky
that realized heaven isn't that comfortable
and even with all of the things you've dreamed of
no gift is greater than life
no gift feels as good as breathing
but what's a gift to cancer?
what does a gift even mean to cancer?
cancer's never woken up early on Christmas morning to even know what gifts feel like
never 
and now, the people that it takes won't feel that Christmas morning joy ever again
and they won't see the sky crumble upon their arrivals
and we'll never get to see them in their wings
we'll never see their faces full with healthy blushing blood
and we'll never hear their laughs carried by the wind again
but we will see the sky crumble 
we will see the magnificence of pain and we will feel the weight of all the angels above us
and there, we will crumble too

Friday, October 4, 2013

She's Your Daughter Too

My dear family, friends and gracious supporters, It's been a long time coming and it's been a wonderful journey. In 2009, I started this blog as a homework assignment and slowly but surely, it's changed my life. I am so blessed to have experiences, support and a gift that allowed me to transform my entire world, imaginative and real into an eternal body of work. Your unconditional love and encouragement has shaped me into not only an author but a woman of tremendous faith that the human race is powerful beyond measure.
I present to you, 25 exclusive FIRST EDITION copies of my first novel, She's Your Daughter Too.
"A girl's first love should always be her daddy. A young Dylan grew up dancing on her father's feet and sitting in his lap while she pretended to drive his white Chevy. They were best friends - he was her hero and she was the sun in his sky. When dating, Dylan often thought back to her dad's wise words. Her search for prince charming would always remind her of how much of a king her father was. When tragedy strikes unexpectedly, kings become memories and lessons becomes the scriptures she never fully understood. Guided by her father's voice, Dylan navigates her way through betrayal, assault, infidelity, and loss. As she struggles through the muddy waters of her womanhood, she finds herself hanging from the threads of men who never knew how to love her anyway. And if any of this sounds vaguely familiar, it should because She's Your Daughter Too."
First Edition

Thank You