I chose her an engagement ring,
From the aisle near pick n' mix.
She said no.
And that's a blow.
Especially when you're six.

The homeless,
The weak,
The poor,
The sick,
The dying,
The old,
The wise,
The young,
The stupid,
The rageful,
The pained,
The distraught,
The broken,
The suicidal,
The empty,
This is for you all
A toast
Another shot of whiskey
Another hit of ****
Just because we survived
SALUD!!!

I come from a long line of make-or-breakers, and for that I am thankful.
When strangers say hello to me, I greet them back, just as my mother taught me.
When I try, I sometimes succeed, and
I sometimes fail, but I breathe an innocent breath,
Knowing that I did my best.
I have a thousand stories to tell, stories you may not believe.
I have standards. I have feelings.
I have emotions. I have a heart.
I can hurt.
When I sleep at night, I dream of the real and fantasy.
When I breathe, I do so thankfully.
When I laugh, I do so joyously.
I have a past. I have a future.
I have beliefs. I have morals.
I  have opinions, and I have rights, and
I understand that those two things are not always interchangeable.

I am a proud, intelligent woman.
I am a caring, understanding woman.
I am a wise, hopeful woman.

I know how to nurture, and how to be nurtured in return.
I am honest, my heart is as pure as possible.
I mean no harm.

I will die someday and let my epitaph be such: that if I ever hurt a soul on Earth, it was done so unknowingly, for if I had known, I’d have rather died a much sooner death.

I understand that love is the greatest universal power there is, and that is my religion.