Author Archives: hbcatherine

In honor of Pride Month – here is a poem I wrote almost a decade ago to challenge and question biased thoughts. What do you do if your child comes out? You love them. ​I like the color pink.But I like blue too.My father told me I needed to think.I said think about who?He rolledContinue reading “Colors of a Child”

Shifting through my thoughts Trying to reach for just one But they race too fast And come spilling out my mouth. I apologize And attempt to let you know That I make more sense On days that I am prepared. Days I dream too fast My mind wonders fitfully I can’t concentrate And my eyesContinue reading “Racing Mind”

I walk into the office to see my boss waiting for me. He is tapping his foot, so I know he is impatient with me already.“Do you know what time it is?” He asks, pointing to the clock. I turn to the clock face and notice the hands are waving at me. I wave backContinue reading “Tick-Tock (A short story)”

Sometimes, all you need to do is take the time to see the whole picture. All through life, you are continuously trying to put it together, looking independently for each piece. Searching. That is all you do. You spend the entirety of your being looking for the pieces of the larger work – but doContinue reading “Pieces of a Picture”