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March 28, 2022March 2, 2022 braveandrecklessblog

Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman – Christine E. Ray

you call me shrill loud bitch whenever I interrupt whatever VERY important thing you must be saying to speak my truth your tone patronizingly implying that my voice is so shrill it could break mirrors etch glass whenever I am audacious enough to steal the floor from you to speak but why settle for merely … Continue reading Shrill: Notes From A Loud Woman – Christine E. Ray

November 22, 2021October 23, 2021 braveandrecklessblog

Gems – Christine E. Ray

Sharp edged truths crystallize in my throat cut me on faceted edges as I swallow them hard with a shot of whiskey laugh huskily at the irony of gagging on riches I long to spit these blood diamonds Rubies emeralds into cupped hands witness the polish they bear from fire that simmers in my belly … Continue reading Gems – Christine E. Ray

March 18, 2020March 4, 2020 braveandrecklessblog

The Truth About Words

the dilemma of finding my voice is that it was not enough simply to speak this voice which lay dormant inside of me for so long buried beneath relentless responsibilities overdeveloped superego weighty titles such as mother wife employee rarely woman rarely even human being had become voracious what I thought merely a trickle of … Continue reading The Truth About Words

September 29, 2019September 3, 2019 braveandrecklessblog

Autobiographical Haiku #4

Her muse called to her At inconvenient moments Words demanding voice   Her truth relentless Fire burning inside her soul Giving her no rest   © 2017 Christine Elizabeth Ray – All rights Reserved

September 13, 2019September 3, 2019 braveandrecklessblog

Phoenix Rising – Christine E. Ray

what lies at the heart of this woman? I surprise myself at all I have hidden from others from myself each day brings me closer to stripped down truth revelation I can almost touch what lies at my core it singes my fingertips scorches the air I breathe steely strength aching vulnerability fierce independence voracious hunger … Continue reading Phoenix Rising – Christine E. Ray

September 8, 2019 braveandrecklessblog

Poetry Fragment: Warning Label

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