Sometimes, the intricate web that binds us
through DNA or marriage
Sometimes need to be re-examined
as there are sometimes toxic people
...
Love is a multifaceted thing
that cannot be defined in simple terms
for it requires a modicum of respect
to fully comprehend the nature of this beast
...
Emily, Emily, you are the sweetest thing
I have ever seen or so the song goes
But you are better than that
For you belong to a noble profession
...
The rising sun
sneaks in behind the slim blinds
casting dappled gold on my cold curtained enclosure
I awake to find it warming my mottled body
...