yesterday i bought a piece of pepperoni pizza and a can of coke for $2.50.
I went to find a spot in the sun to sit and relax.
As i walked, balancing the food on a paper plate,
i heard a sudden force approach the back of my head
and whoosh!
a seagull grabbed my pizza and flew away.

this was a day like this

happy to be alive

for encouragement
acknowledgment

friendship

love and love and love

my lover is beautiful
i am blessed to know him

i am grateful for the love in my life.

untie your knots
soften your glare
settle your dust

Today I went to the corner store for some milk.
I picked up a big glossy magazine at the counter,
And absorbed the sparkly models and celebrities
Into my eyeballs
I said to the clerk,
“Beautiful people.”
He smiled and nodded.
As I walked out the door
I heard him say
“Also, you are beautiful”