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Summer loves reading the bible, historical novels, biographies, history & nonfiction books & writing about what she is learning.
Grace is Amazing
In this moment I feel You
I can hear the praises
my soul sings to You
in words I don’t know
Being Chronic is No Joke
The ringing in my ears
swings between the normal hum
and somewhere beyond octaves I can’t sing
My eyes weep involuntarily
You Don't Listen
There is more than one frequency
that I pick up on
Not just what the world demands
and my sick body requires
All Hail The King
On this 16th day of March 2026
I know this day is giving
The prophets I have listened to
agreed that this day was
Because They Love You
I was breathed into life
by The Creator
The All Powerful
They were here before even the stars
I Want to be Real
I was raised in a
conservative church and
a conservative family
I did what I was told
To Be Honest
I was a hypocrite once
I was so well trained that I didn’t know who I was
I didn’t have words or experience or reason to think in
any other way until I did
You Stupid People
I see your arguments
your hateful comments
about people with brown skin
that you have never met
We Love Each Other the Same
I was thinking we love differently
but that isn’t true
because we both love completely
You tell me you love me
We Are Hope
Every day you wake up
to things you didn’t think
would ever happen
It’s hard to hope
This is Kelso-Longview
It’s 4:41 am and I hear the rain
and I hope the embers
at The Red Lion Inn will finally extinguish
because I don’t want Kelso
Divided
Thirty eight thousand times he is mentioned in the Epstein Files
In over five thousand three hundred documents
his name is found
Does that make him guilty
Those Who Are Vulnerable
It’s almost as if my body wasn’t mine
Opinions rain down around me
Regardless of the season
By the time I learned
The Power of These
The bad guys look like good guys
In fact they look like
grandpas and brothers
uncles and daddies and friends
I Was Seen
When I am with you
I am at capacity
I am acceptable by myself
Yet I am optimized
Men Talk
Donald Trump has warned
The United States
will hit Iran
“with a force that has never been seen before”
He Is The Search Light
The search light searches
for life and truth
And sometimes there is just mystery
Because God cannot be completely understood
There's A Better Way To Do This
Dr. Linda Davis died
Tuesday February 17th
in a car crash around 7:45 am
during the potentially illegal pursuit
He Was A Man
Geraldo Lunas Compos
died on January 3rd
He was a man
being held down by guards
Under The Apple Trees
I must stand in the light
and be the reflection
Of the love I know full well
Many think they know His love
The First Confirmed Death of 2026
There is no picture of
Luis Gustavo Núñez-Cáceres
that I can find
This 42-year-old
God's Breath In My Lungs
My soul hurts today
I have never been raped
but men have touched me
without my permission
They Gave Him Pills For the Pain
“Our professionally trained medical staff
including licensed doctors and nurses
provide timely compassionate care
to all individuals in our custody”
He Can Not Go Home
Victor Manuel Diaz
died in ICE custody
at Camp East Montana
on Digital Road in El Paso, Texas
Rent Is Due
They’re all wearing masks
They don’t identify themselves
They are driving around in
unmarked vehicles
I Hear His Cries
The 5th person to die in ICE custody
this month
in the first 16 days of 2026
Herber Sanchez Dominguez
Parody Was A Real Person
Parody La was a 46-year-old male
La was last seen in Upper Darby Philadelphia
He left to get groceries on January 6, 2026
He had been detained
All I Really Got
“Its gonna be hard to break me
because I have a strong spirit
and I grew up with a whole lot of love”
Keith Porter was shooting his gun in the air
A Neighbor
Alex Pretti never touched
the gun in his holster
the one he was licensed to carry
the one our second amendment protects
He had no criminal record
3 Shots
“I’m fine Dude
I’m not mad at you”
Renee Good‘s last words
I Can’t Do This Without You
I am made in my Creator’s image
I am white
I am female…
Choose Light
What if there was no left or right?
What if there was no black or white?
What if we saw the beauty…
White Knuckles
I hate the hatred God
How can they hate
someone they have never met…
It Wasn't Just A Rock
I am the kind of civilian that
has already been forgotten
Yet you already want me to forgive…
Every Person is Important
Every Person is Important
I am not just saying this because
I am white…
Inside Out
Sometimes I try to climb back into the embrace of
Our arms entwined and our heart to heart…
I Don't Know Where You Are Sometimes
I missed you today
I have missed you lots of days
because you are going through…
Holy Fire
It is hard to think with my human mind
Sometimes my spirit is on fire
And I can’t imagine how to move…
The Crash
Wednesday January 29, 2025
probably seemed like any other night
Until Headline News screamed…
Being Brave For Myself
I have always had to be brave
I wasn’t allowed to be
my authentic
messy…
The First Insurrection
Things we have never seen before
have happened at his hand
He has encouraged us to give way to violence…
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Sometimes Trust Can’t be Fixed
I told my therapist, yesterday, that I am sure I have forgiven several people in my life completely. The part I am struggling with is that you can forgive someone, let’s call them “Person A," so many times and then it becomes apparent that they are not a safe person...
Book Review: Act Like You Got Some Sense: And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me by Jamie Foxx
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Book Review: The Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael
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What Was His Name?
I have been reading through Genesis lately and there is a ton of history in there but there are a lot of lists of names too. They are tedious. I usually read out loud and Karen, my wife, will be listening and every once in a while she will say: what was his name? My...
It Is Time to be Brave
On Saturday night Queer people met at the one LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, a very conservative community, where they felt they could be themselves, Club Q. They were dancing, laughing and having a great time when Anderson Lee Aldrich walked in with a...
It Is Time to Increase My Mood Stabilizers
I met with my psychiatrist last Friday and spoke with him about my concerns with things that were happening inside my head that were causing me stress. October through February were the hard months for my custodial parent, so I have a hard time in these months too....
I Have Lost My Taste For Slapstick
When I was growing up slapstick comedy was really popular and my mom really loved it. John Candy and Chevy Chase were two of her favorite actors. I have to admit they had great timing. But as I have gotten older and really got to know myself I have lost my taste for...
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