An incorrigible hagengages my loneliness –like an assassin sniffing outany scent of vulnerability I am lowering standardsthis history of imprisonmentenabling inappropriate openings I cry for new perspectiveponder after boundariesintending to defend Like an unwanted bullseyeI am pursued on repeatmalice considering mea problem to be solved Who is this old womanwhose thoughts are daggerswho calls upon […]
I know that abyss –swallowed up as I waspunch-drunk on darkness Bled as I emerged,each reach a scrape –there was release too Revived now, I honourthat passage, recognizethe making of a woman. (Making of a Woman first appeared here, December 2021. Image: self portrait in ink)
We wish her a very happy Birthday and happiness in life.
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Thank you!
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Awww, she’s adorable! Happy Birthday, Tima! 💖
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😊❤️
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Happy birthday, Tima. I hope the cake was delicious.
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Thanks Tanja. I think she ate mostly icing and destroyed the rest, lol. Tradition over here.
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Cute
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😊
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So sweet. A very happy birthday to her.
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Thanks Sadje. Where does the year go?
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You’re welcome. Time just flies away.
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What a pretty, happy little girl!
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She sure is. Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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Oh, she’s darling! Love those smiles. Happy birthday, Tima!
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Thanks Wynne
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Her expression does say…”Is this some kind of trick?” Those first birthdays are always the best!
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They really are – for everyone else!
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