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Author Archives: dahnajeen
No, not one.
“There is no person you can be sure will never let you down.” A counselor told me this many years ago. I didn’t necessarily disbelieve it then – but I also didn’t completely grasp how completely true it really … Continue reading
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Unconditional? Almost Unheard Of.
How uncommon is unconditional love and acceptance? For how many people walking this earth right now, do you hold this type of love and complete acceptance? How many people do you know who have this for you? Are you sure? … Continue reading
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I Am . . .
by Donna Hunter I wrote these four “I Am” poems in September 2009 while I was a student at Tarrant County College. A Mother I am their mother.I wonder if I did the best I could have.I hear them tell … Continue reading
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How to do a mean thing while trying to be sweet. Or, how to NOT do that.
How to make someone who is trying to overcome depression feel worse and set them back a few steps in their struggle: Tell them they are doing it wrong – You shouldn’t take medicine. Just choose happiness! Look at the … Continue reading
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WHO AM I?
Freudian slip: an unintentional error regarded as revealing subconscious feelings. Ever have a Freudian slip when introducing yourself? I did just recently. As I was being introduced to one of my brother’s fans after his performance, I said to her, … Continue reading
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My Brain on Testing . . .
Ugh . . . 4 hours. Not allowed to do ANYTHING with my brain, and also not allowed to sleep – this is some twisted kind of torture. Okay. I can do something with my brain, just nothing that shows … Continue reading
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Maybe why this feels so personal to me . . .
Many years ago, there was an awful man, inexplicably placed in a position of power – not great power, but enough for him to enjoy and abuse. Entrusted with safeguarding my welfare, he instead used his power against me in … Continue reading
Go back and fix it.
There’s a point to this story, but it’s gonna take me a minute . . . Once upon a time in the early 80s, a young man broke my heart. He asked me to marry him very early in our … Continue reading
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Boom! Zzzzzzzzz
I really miss the days when a gun shot inside the house did not wake me up. Or one right outside my bedroom window, or my mother screaming from the kitchen only caused me to rouse a bit and then … Continue reading
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Good Dirt
I do not like NEW places. I don’t mean places I’m unfamiliar with, although that is also a struggle for me sometimes. I mean places that are just actually new. Now, I have nothing against new houses; I wouldn’t mind … Continue reading
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