self-esteem

  • This Dog

    This dog–    weary of the festivities,    quite over the pounding music,        the outlandish costumes,        the parade of ragged self-esteem,        the buckets full of empty– yes, this dog has had enough,and just wants to get hometo… Continue reading

  • Pridefest 1

    Had I exitedthe straight jacketof faux-straightnessin my early 20s,two questions arise: Would I be alive?(That was pre-AIDS.)  And would I have had the gutsto ride nearly naked on a floatwhile Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"blasted to a cheerful, cheering crowd? Let's… Continue reading

  • I Know a Man

    I know a manbusily packing his lifewith charitable–even enviable–activity.But he's devoid of understanding(or love for?)himself. Terror of awarenessdrives him ever furtherfrom his center.  Good done of the sake of avoidance:I am confused by this. Text and image © 2012 by… Continue reading