Haiku 16 & 17

Everytime I cry I’m comforted by your smile Telling me to rise . . . . . . . We will rise above Never lie down and give up Always a new dawn . . .

Pride and Acceptance

Today was Calgary Pride Parade. There was a group of us that went to support a brave young girl in her first pride event. I was excited to be apart of it. Even as a long time supporter of the LBGTQ community and hearing the stories I have heard, it is baffling to me that […]

Making a Change….. Period

I have started a go fund me page. Aimed at raising money for period products to distribute the women of Calgary and surrounding areas. As those of you that read my blog you will know my passion. Please donate or share this link below to help me reach my goal. So we can ease the […]

Soldiers

Hostile environment Fighting for our lives Wondering if this step will be our last Matters of opinion Nuclear threat Clash of small minds Speaking for the millions Sitting in a room With a panic button While we are out here fighting Our lives being lost Fighting for ideals we don’t always agree with For we […]

Dare

If no one dared to be different We would have never moved forward Stuck in hate, lost in genericness Creativity dried up and gone It’s those who dared Who weren’t afraid Changed not only the game They changed the players To the ones that lit the way We will try not to smother the flame […]

Women

Never judge a book by its cover This goes for women too All one of a kind Molds that are made to be broke More then a body, A beautiful mind Friend, foe, leader, ally Our basic human rights will not be revoked Live as equals Demand equality, same as you Our mission clear Our […]

The Hard Stuff

Yesterday I posted a poem called Memory Train. It is a very personal piece as most are. However this one’s subject matter is one I don’t talk about or share. As I continue to write I am coming to realize I can not boost, openness and honesty if I gaze over events in my life […]

Menstruation Man

Ok…. Don’t get weirded out by the title….it is not weird. It is one of the most male driven feminist stories I have heard of in recent history. Arunachalam Muruganantham has been dubbed Menstruation Man. What started as a mission to help his wife turned into a movement in India. Here is his story for […]

A Woman of my Bloody Word

A few posts ago, I wrote about period poverty. First thank you for all those who read and shared the post on Facebook and any platform that it was viewed and shared. In that post I talked about talking about periods and how we as a society needed to work on ending the shame and […]

Education for the Times.

I thought a lot today about what I wanted to write about. So much is happening in the world close and abroad. As I thought new alerts streamed across my phone. Yet, still nothing I wanted to write about. Not like a couple of nights ago when I had a mild case of writer’s block […]