Expansion

A Gay Parade

As I sit here in my vehicle next to the one we are selling amid bright sparkling, wind-bouncing star and St. Patrick’s Day balloon reflections giving off technicolor disco flashes, the signs boldly proclaiming in white and neon green framed by emergency-red duct tape proclaiming “For Sale – Make Offer” and “Ask The Seller Questions” in boldly-thickened black permanent ink marker cause way more attention to my location than I am used to or comfortable with – proving by example some lengths a mother will go to to ensure her youngling may at last obtain their prize.

Expansion, Psychology

Dreaming Of Belief

To have fulfilling partnership
With shared goals and vision…

I was drawn into a day’s event
Where a man swam in the sea

A type of relay between posts
Under time’s pressure-tasking

And with my support he won!
Then invested in a youth team

Inviting me and my youngling
To help them all flourish in LA

Which was important, exciting
Comraderie to which I agreed.

The point being I was wanted,
Appreciated, and esteemed in

Enthusiastically co-leading
Success as part of a team.