#NaPoWriMo2026 #Day23 #Pendulum #OffPrompt

Pendulum

Tonight, 

off‑prompt, 

I fluctuate

fugue-swing
 Weigh gratitude in one hand, 

fear in the other. 

Hope flickers. 

Grief breathes. 

I’m too tired to choose a feeling, 

so I let them all sit beside me 

until sleep's mallet seduction.

#NaPoWriMo2024 #Day23 #WonderWoman

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman

All the world is waiting for you…

Waiting for me?

Why can’t they do for themselves?

It’s that woman’s work is never done rigmarole.

The power I possess is more than my satin tights.

Little girls were inspired –

that they could rope truth.

The tragic irony was the lasso

was meant as allegory for feminine charm!

Yet little girls grow – made dizzy from spinning.

Patriarchy literally made them spew.

Eight decades and change

I still inspire them to be resilient and powerful.

 

#napowrimo2022 #day23 #youcanlead

 

"You can lead..."

You can lead a horse

to water but

you cannot

make it drink.

You can lead a

student to learning

but you cannot

make her think.

You can lead a politician

to public office

but you cannot

make him serve.

 

They may not be

thirsty, bright or honest,

indeed you may lead

but in turn they may swerve.

Photo credit Reuters.

#alittlepatience #NaPoWriMo2020 #day23

A little patience

There are those whom no amount of patience looks likely to improve ever...

I've been underdog.

Written off, pitied for the 

waste of potential,

crip, pram face, all limiting

labels I chose to release.