Somebody makes you a victim
Your sense of worth and well being vanishes
No matter your age
You are harmed and scared for life even though some think you get over it
You don't but with help you move on and forward
When your dignity is taken and you are never the same
People who haven't a clue want to deny your rights to terminate something that should have never been there in the first place
It is your body and nobody should tell you what to do with it
That is not the way it is now but the way it needs to be again
Children should be wanted and planned for
Believe what you want and think what you want
That is fine
When one is violated sometimes what is taken can't be corrected medically
Some women can never conceive and when it is medically assisted if it is possible when will Government try to stop that blessing
The way it is is not as it should be
Will you pay to raise the children that were not wanted until they are no longer minors
Will Orphanages be filled to the max
That is the way it will be

C@rainbowchaser2022

Letting you in was not happening
shutting you out was easier
Dealing was the way out
Shutting you out was easier
Didn’t please you
Didn’t matter
It was what it was
Never will be
You wont trust yourself
You won’t get back to me
Open book
Let myself in
Let myself go
The cards are out on the table
Shuffled the deck
Read me,turn the pages
Open book

C@rainbowchaser2019

Writing is like breathing
It is easier to write than say what you feel
The effort is way different
You befriend the paper and ideas flow
Sometimes they get stuck because of circumstances beyond one's control
It defines us
It is that Simple

C@rainbowchaser2023

Words sometimes flow and the yellow legal pad or computer keyboard cant keep up
Other times Henry David won"t work with me
Hate to call on my Muse but still need him
No religion or politics in my work
Read between the lines if you wish
Writing for me is life sustaining and helpful
If others get joy or get the words than I am happy
We all write for different reasons

C@rainbowchaser2019

Happy Passover to those that celebrate!

You landed so gently
If only for a few moments
You were exquisite in the sunlight
A blue rainbow of every shade and clarity
Butterfly just doesn't do you justice
Your Latin name does
Hermosa Mariposa
How I wish you visited longer
But you were on your way

C@rainbowchaser2019

Blessings and Burdens
Rural and Rustic
Urban and Unique
Pathetic and Purposeful
Wealthy and Woe begotten
Wiser not Wise
Always learning and listening
Gray since I was twenty-five
My monthly hairdresser visits deals with it
Luckily forward not backward
Look back at yesterday
Enjoy Today
Hopeful for tomorrow
55 and over communities not a prerequisite
Not for everybody
That includes Arizona and Florida
If you like that great for you
Older not Old

Many people all over the US and the world dealing with the virus.
Writing and reading poetry does help with mental health.
That said,might we consider a zoom meeting on Facebook live on Monday we’re work can be read and talking about what writing can do.
We have many professionals here that could help.
Please let me know and ask the leader of HEPO to  get involved.

Maddy

If you remember how it tastes
If you remember how it smells
If you remember how it feels
Then there is no need to be any different as time marches forward
Somethings should not change
People have to adapt
If

C@rainbowchaser2019

How beautiful you are
What a gift
A treasure to be hold
It doesn’t matter what others see
When we look into your eyes
Can only imagine the visions dancing in your head
Sweet dream angel Quietly
Positivity
C@rainbowchaser2019

It is more than fine to say No.
Nothing behind that necessarily
You will find your way hopefully sooner or later
Make it an adventure no matter what that might be
No excuses just go for it
Do it your way
Enjoy yourself one step or leap at a time

Beaches beckon come walk on my sand and share my shore
Enjoy the rides and arcades
The crowds are gone so enjoy more
Enjoy summer just a little bit longer
Before the days grown shorter and darken
Indian Summer perhaps
September 11 brought attacks, challenges, adaptation, adjustment and aftermath
Now recovery and redemption
Sorrow personified and magnified
We will never forget
We will always remember for DC, New York, and Pennsylvania
Months that end in ER begin again and again
They never really end
They echo on our hearts

C@rainbowchaser 2021

Spent too much time just hearing
There in spirit but not heart
Scars never healed correctly
Can you be too blind to see what is obvious and right under your nose?
Accepting is the hardest thing to do
Unconditional love just doesn't apply here
Excuses need not apply
They have danced in your mind for way too long now
You were the broken toy they refused to play with or engage
Being different was not part of their world
Narcissism just is what it is
Luckily, it chose not to embrace you
Are you listening?

C@rainbowchaser2019

It protects me
Keeps me awake
Forces me to refocus
Makes me kinder and grateful
Helps me deal when the world makes me feel closed and lost
Reminds me to tune in and cautions me when to tune out
The craft of it challenges me
The art and other writers cheer me on
Mother Nature is a major source if inspiration
It never ever gets boring
Even when insomnia sets in

C@rainbowchaser2020

You hope their stories will be truthful and noble
Not the kind that leave questions in your mind
Not the kind you can discuss or the belt comes out
You have to know your place
My home and I do as I **** please was there way it was
Your story about Martin Luther King was read at school
In the Auditorium,quite special for a fifth grader
Until you read it at home  your were told they lied to you
Don’t listen to them
You don’t have to take History classes filled with lies
We will see to that not your problem
The story was written after Dr.King was assassinated
What you learn in school and at home are very different
You have to be carefully taught as an old song says
One arm does not know what the other is doing
Storytelling needs to be on board and above board
More so today than yesterday
The crumpled school certificate was crumpled and discarded as she ran to her room in tears
She remembers after all these
Years

C@rainbowchaser2021

It is a four letter word
Sometimes over said
Sometimes a green light for a one night stand
You are not in it to fix someone
You take them as they are
If not ,get on your way
Sometimes what you are looking for becomes what you never expected
Usually better than you ever dreamed of
Perhaps expectations are not warranted
You can fall into like
You can fall into lust
Keep your raging hormones in check
Say those words to your one and only
Before you say I love you , there are too many one way streets with dead ends
You walk down one and you never come back again

C@rainbowchaser2020

Its about drama
It is abount control
The last word said
Consider the source
Consider the source
Pay them no mind
They will get theirs and whine
Its about being right all the time
Even when obviously wrong
Consider the source
Consider the source
Pay them no mind
They will get theirs and whine
They sit high and mighty on their imaginary thrown
Playing and showing off to their adorng crowd
Consider the source
When you have been belittled and embarassed
Consider the source
Of course they feel at their best when they do their utmost to make you feel small


C@rainbowchaser2020

Stop and really listen
Dont think and just absorb
Take it in
Shut your mind offf,can you do that?
Close Alexa and your technology toys
We feed on knowing
We are poised to try and understand and accept
We deal with mixed messages and incomplete answers
Let's not state the obvious
Though even that changes moment to moment
What I am sure of is that stopping the world and getting off from tine to time -works
Walden pond is a gift and HDT taught us that
Luckily,I visited there and walked there.
Wherever you are,you gave a Walden to enjoy,do so
We have to continue learning in this topsy turvy world

C@rainbowchaser2020

Rules are made to broken
Perhaps adapted
Truth needs to be spoken
Nothing is as easy as it looks
The trick is to make it look that way
When you listen don’t read between the lines
The words will find you in good time
Who said
Who said
That you can’t climb the mountain to your dreams

c@rainbowchaser2019

It is not about the check you write
If you can do that, it is wonderful
It is about about taking the time to make a difference
Sometimes it is a kind word, a listening ear, even a smile.
That is all it takes but what that does changes the world
It needs changing and we cannot do this alone
Choose what matters to you or find out what is out there
What or whom needs help and giving
Not just today because social media says so
Not because celebrities remind you to do so
The gift gives back to you
Helping and giving when you can
A loved one nicknamed me the Poor Philanthropist
Funny, I feel richer than most for reasons most people won't accept or understand
If you can
Be thankful and grateful
I am and I do

C@rainbowchaser2019

The love of my life is still the best person ever to walk by my side
My book will soon be published and have this site to Thank
You gave me the courage to keep writing and will everyday
Keeping two people close to my heart who are dealing with great pain and suffering
When you gather today with friends and loved ones
Remember to be grateful and Thankful
The precious gems are not worn on your body or to embellish you
Those in your life are your gems
They always shine brightly
Not everyone is so lucky
Grateful

C@rainbowchaser2019

How much love does it take to find a strength that you never thought you possessed?
How much love does it take to say that scaling Everest naked would not be a challenge because it would be done for you?
How much love does it take when a parent hates your beloved and reminds you for the rest of your life even though you are incredibly happy together but favors your sibling's spouse over yours?
How much love?
There will never be enough and whatever I can do to show you and share with you, you have my heart Babe!
How much love ?
The number has not been invented yet and once it is
It will never be high enough

C@rainbowchaser2023

42nd street still has visitors but she weeps
She longs for Wednesday and Saturday matinees with joy and glee
She knows that the curtains will rise again with all the awe and majesty
Praise, Dear Lady
Pause temporarily,until then
Bravo and take a bow,
Until the curtain rises in tbe Spring
C@rainbowchaser2020

Podcasts are tremendous
The best ones make it a delight to listen
A skill many of us are lacking in
Stop listening to yourself  talk and you just might learn something
You take a beat
You take it in
You become real and discard nonsense and phonies
Realize when you are challenged
When you ***** up
When you should apologize and learn from it
It is not what you say but how you say it
Self-editing is a great gift
It lends itself to many things and roads
Writers understand this

C@rainbowchaser2021

How magnificent
How incredible
How generous
The Hearts and minds assisted and helped are grateful
Just know that kindness returns to you in a multitude if ways
Take the first step with a helping hand
Watch the results

C@rainbowchaser2019

Believe in what you say
Put it into action
Hit the pause button
Better still the delete button for those voices in your head
Fake it until you are sure
Take that file of smiles out if its hiding place in your drawer
Slap one on for good measure
Remember to be true to yourself even if you are not ready
You can never be sure but you can look the part
Freedom lets you rise to any occasion with determination and hope

C@rainbowchaser2019

Put on your boots and dance in the rain is my new book, it is available on amazon.com

He has them and what they still do to me as well as for me after many loving years
No matter what,when,why or how
We have and still understand we were meant to be but it takes a love and conviction others will never know.
If you do,than my happiness is shared.
We are in it  together just like You and me against tbe world
We would truly move heaven and earth for each other
That is made more magnificent with those Baby Blue eyes

C@rainbowchaser2020

Not doomsday, sorry still have to believe
The future will be different but we will have one
Parties, celebrations, dinners ,vacations are on pause
We anxiously await their return
Perhaps, we have learned just how precious they all are
Just as the family and friends we hold so very dear
We have lost so much and not sure what we have gained
We are all still in some type of mourning
The stages of that all have to be dealt with
So,we deal and no you don't have to like it
Just so you know we are in this together but differently
See long ago, we were taught how to hate and fear
Just like that famous lyric tells us
We need to stop listening to yesterday's messages and find a new today getting us towards tomorrow
Believe whatever you wish
There are many different colors of rainbows after a storm
Sorry, if you are color blind

C@rainbowchaser2020

It opens
It closes
It is ajar, it revolves
It slams shut
Every now and again
It opens and leads you to something
You were not looking for but needed to find
Or it was looking for you?
Whether you walk in, walk through or close it
It really is up to you?
What will you do ?

C'@rainbowchaser2022

A white shepherd with one blue eye and one brown eye
Greeted me at a high÷end shop
We played with his flannel doll until I had to leave
The dog looked so sad
So I returned with a small golden retriever toy
After the scent check ,the dog took it and snuggled next to it on
the pillow on the hardwood flooring
If there is a heaven,a dear departed love said Hello.
Sorry sweet doggie had to go home.
Daddy,hope it was you.

Not a diamond girl
Except for Neil.
His lyrics and music.
Uncommon and very different from the rest
The jewel around me cant be purchased in a store
It shines brighter
Glows differently
Has a warmth that cant be matched any where in the world
My Prince charming was not what I expected
Yet, has forever taken my breath away
Forty years will soon come and go
How I would have arrived at this time and place without you
I will never know
Sorry I am not a glamour girl
Don't need things others find necessary
What we enjoy takes place in airports, museums, and theatres
For now, that has to wait
The greatest gift I ever received is when you asked me to spend my life with you
As if you didn't already know

C@rainbowchaser2020

Wasn't the prettiest
bright and maybe even intelligent
Was a loner because fitting in never happened
She didn't have what they had and even if she did
They made it clear she wasn't wanted
Sometimes the creative and different kids are never given a chance
She became a butterfly of her own choosing
Watch her soar, she doesn't need their approval or yours anymore

C@rainbowchaser2019

I wish you well
Do you really mean it?
You hope they find it?
Whatever or whomever it might be.
Do you want them to be happy?
They turned you loose
They set you free
I wish you well
Someday in a crowd your eyes will meet
You acknowledge it maybe
Or you walk on or away

C@rainbowchaser2021

Our memories delight us in our darkest days
Incredible what they do on happier days
Songs sung and enjoyed from yesterday mean as much tomorrow
Finishing the other's sentences and knowing something that others don't comprehend because they never noticed or never lived it
You know me so well and even when I surprise you, you appreciate and tell me so
Loving a sensitive poet and writer isn't easy
Perhaps, that is why you are so special and adored
How much you love me?
Equals how much I love you more today than yesterday and not as much as tomorrow.

C@rainbowchaser2020

Rolling on the ground no visible contents
Searching to be filled or occupied with a task
Almost like a Senior citizen with memories worth repeating but nobody listening
Nobody paid it any mind but it refused to be thrown away
Needed to be useful but there was nothing to do but press on somehow
It didn't escape pickup this time like a shelter dog hoping their forever home would be with the next visitor
That bagged was filled with yesterday with no thoughts of today or tomorrow

C@rainbowchaser2020

I have been in darkness and Shades of Gray
My words protect and comfort me
They saw me change my course and live my life as completely and happily as possible
No longer an enabler or co-dependent
My wish is that you find your path and come through to a happier side.

C@rainbowchaser2020

You have done your utmost
Somehow that is enough for others
Maybe you have done it all and time to move on?
Why hang in when you are not wanted
Or feel like a used to be
Been made to feel like something or place had
to be created for you
Just to stay?
Take your bow
Say Farewell and Amen
Knowing in your heart you will find other places to be useful
When right now, you feel useless though you did It your way.

C@rainbowchaser2021

Bullied
Battered soul
Tortured because she was different
Not Barbie pretty
Not out of a cookie cutter machine
All she ever wanted to be is not what you saw or will ever see
Swans are lovely and exquisite but have a nasty temperament
Very much like the girls and boys who made fun of you
You are the ugliest girl in town to them but not when he looks at you
She was an old TV show character

C@rainbowchaser2019

Joy and peace of mind
Used to be easier
You watch your step and surroundings
what is Worth it is your choice
Too many lost
Hoping to be found
No matter what you celebrate
Just respect each other
Take one step towards harmony

C@rainbowchaser2019

Shades of every CRAYOLA Green imaginable on fields of grass longing for picnics and running children with shouts of glee
Humid 4th of July with food and drink a plenty but parties elsewhere or secluded
Some parks opened and others gated
Some beaches open while private pools are there for those who have
Public pools are waiting for opening day
Then a small purple magenta bud stood out
Usually being blue dominated wouldn't have noticed
She was reminding me of better days down the road
Sigh!

C@rainbowchaser2020

I love you but should not have the word but in it
You are not good enough in their eyes?
Boundaries are set for a reason
Some understand that words and sentences can and do mean more than actions
To better people,it's both
Counterproductive?
What escalates needs to be deflated and love shared
You have paid the price in your heart and your being
Agreeing to disagree does not always work
A Theory?
I love you no ifs ands or buts

I wear my heart on my sleeve
Sorry that you cant deal with that
Stop stepping on my heart
My words are measured and carefully thought through
Just how high and mighty are you?
Stop stepping on my heart
You are who you are
I am who I am
Let's not pretend anymore
Stop stepping on my heart
Tired of healing from yesterday's scars

C@rainbowchaser2020

We were broken once
Tattered
Torn
Ignored
Abused
Used
Flashbacks and nightmares return
Criminal act committed upon a child
A female child
The Supreme Court, Texas and Missouri never see three sides of a story.
Shame
Guilt
Mental anguish
So before you condemn women from having abortions
Before Roe vs Wade might change forever
Remember that even if they don't conceive and have a child created by terror and criminal ignorance
They were all once little girls that had their childhood ripped from them
They are members of the Walking wounded
Damaged in ways past pregnancy
I am one of those Little Girls

C@rainbowchaser2021