Growing up American with Jamaican parentage (or Jamerican) has been quite the trip. My earliest memory of my "heritage difference" is of being in a middle school music class and being asked by a group of my peers to, "say something in Jamaican." Confused, I stared at them and tried to explain that "Jamaican" was … Continue reading From the Melting Pot | Well This Jamaican…
Category: Human
Cake
So much thought energy and feeling is put into one of the ends of a cycle. Either the beginning of the story was far better than it ended or something started off bad but was given a chance and ended up well. That last little piece of cake that is savored. The first bite of … Continue reading Cake
Accident
Accident It was an accident A tiny accident The word accident It doesn't carry the weight of what the situation is. I stubbed my toe, I hit someone with the door That's an accident Someone could have died... That should carry more weight. Vehicular manslaughter... That's a weighty phrase It's heavy, Commanding, A no nonsense … Continue reading Accident
Time’s Up
Time's Up - You've gone too far in your ego game. Now the other shoe drops.
Perfektion
What if we were something less than perfect?
The Battle of the Sexes
A Thanksgiving Day tale in honor of the Day of Mourning. I am grateful for all the folklore and tales of the past and pay homage to those cultures massacred with a preColumbian inspired tale.
Caia Rose 