Today, I looked up the scientific benefits of a hug, and then I ate them.

II.
On Tuesday, God granted me serenity to accept what I could not control. Around Thursday, I forgot what we talked about.

III.
This thing is designed to drive us crazy, to make us mean, hard-wired, and violent. Touch is as important as water.

IV.

Like a snow globe,

we shook up happy days, then watched them drift

slowly

to the surface.

V.
I am the place where the river meets the ocean. And I cannot scream.

VI.
To keep from crying, I made a Tik Tok video….I still ended up crying…

VII.
Back to God.



Clinnesha is a writer, wife, mom, meta-artist, and social entrepreneur. Her work is at the intersection of arts, culture, innovation, and community.