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Distance In Between Us
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What I Love Most
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Total Destruction Of The Heart
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Bipolar Disorder My Monster Just Wants To Have Fun Part Two
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Winters Sad Goodbye
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The Wedding Vows
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The Day The Lord Called Mama Home
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More Precious Than Silver
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Memories Are Forever
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Goodbye Baby
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To My Children
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Lady Phoenix Rising
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Dearest Darling of Mine
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Happy Easter Baby
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Always And Forever My Love
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As You Walked Away
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Revenge (Domestic Violence)
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Too Late to Say I'm Sorry
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Summers Final Goodbye
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Living Here Without You
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I Wish You Were Here ( a Poem)
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Daddy's Chair
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Bipolar Disorder: The Ride is All Uphill
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The Hand Me Downs
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Little Girl Lost -Inside Me
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The Road to Mama's House
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Wishing Well A Poem
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Addiction: Disease Or Choice-You Decide
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The Wheels on the Bus (Schizoaffective Disorder)
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Coming Of Age ( A Poem For My Daughter)
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The Bipolar Maze
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The Return (a Poem)
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The day you walked away
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Fernando My Love
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Broken and Shattered
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Unrequited Love
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Sunny Days and Happy Tears
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Little Girl Lost ( A Tribute to Children of Child Abuse)
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Bipolar Disorder: The Demon Inside My Head
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Bipolar Disorder and The Psychotic Break
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The Lunatic in the White House
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America Lost
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The Fury and Pride of Southern Heritage and the Confederacy
The Confedercy and the Civil War never formally ended. It is still alive in the hearts and souls of the Southerners whose ancestors proudly fought and died, and the legacy they left behind.
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Returning to society after incarceration.
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My Son's Hub: A Childs' Aspirations
This hub is my 12 year old son's first hub in his endeavor to become a writer. It is about his baseball team. It is about their Championship game and his efforts to write.
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Cameron Todd Willingham: A Texas Travesty
Cameron Todd Willingham was born on January 9, 1968 in Oklahoma. He was executed on February 17, 2004 at 6:20 pm by The State Of Texas by lethal injection. Offense Date: December 23, 1991 Offense: Homicide by arson causing the death of his...
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Americas War on Drugs
Since I was a child I have watched the war on drugs being being fought. I remember the cute ads "This is your brain on drugs" with the egg in the pan among others like the "Just say no " campaign. Today we have "DARE" and various others. What I have...
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On the Edge of Madness
Death comes close, slowly, quietly and with her dark promises of no more pain, no more loneliness, no more just trying to hold on. She wraps me in her long dark cloak of darkness, coolness surrounds me and the feeling of emptiness begins to lift. I...
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Goodbye From Death Row
I can not imagine living in a tiny cell waiting for my life to end. I can only tell you from experience as a correctional officer. This poem is for the many who have been murdered by the states.
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CHILD ABUSE AND A TRIBUTE TO AN ANGEL
Goodnight Sleeping Beauty I am not invisible I was here Please stop the abuse!! Sleeping Beauty lies still and quiet, on a satin pillow she sleeps eternal sleep. Her beautiful voice has been silenced, Her wide eyes no longer see. Her...
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When You've Taken All You Can Take
When you've taken all you can take and you can't take anymore, I'll lie right there beside you dariling close together on the floor.
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Final Justice For Cameron Todd Willingham
This is the final chapter in the Cameron Todd Willingham saga. His family is seeking to have his mane cleared post-humously and an apology from the State of Texas
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I Lit A Candle
I Love you I lit a candle for you today, then I got down on my knees to pray. That God would keep you safe from harm, away from the cold, and in his arms. I prayed that you would stay close to me, that what I asked would come to be. I lit a...
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A Portrait Of Mental Illness
I feel sharing your story is the only way to take away the stigma of mental illness. If I can make society see me as a real person and not the name of my illness. I am a person with bipolar.
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PART 1. The United States A Prison Nation: The United States Prison System
The United States has more persons incarcerated in its prisons and jails than any other country in the world. More than half of these are incarcerated for non-violent crimes. What can be said of a country that that uses incarceration to control its...
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Define Girlfriend
Websters dictionary definition: a female friend: a regular or frequent female companion. Todays definition: a female friend with benefits, ie: sex, housekeeper, financial benefits, on call at males convience. Has a one on one relationship with the...
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PART 2. The United States: A Prison Nation/Supermax Prisons and SHU Units
ADX SUPERMAX IN COLORADO ILLINOIS SUPERMAX Since this is my 100th hub and kind of a milestone for me, I would like to dedicate it to my passion " Justice and The Criminal justice System in The U.S". It is an issue near and dear to my heart. As a...
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Did You?
Did you ever think of me when I was home alone? Did I ever cross your mind when you weren't home? Did you ever want to hold me, just because I needed you there? Did you try show me that you loved me, or even that you cared? Did you ever...
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Why Women Cheat
The reasons for cheating are very different between women and men. Women cheat mostly for emotional reasons, while men are more visually stimulated.
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When Women Drink Secretly
The increase of women who drink alone at home is alarming. It can be an emotional problem, depression or other things. This behavior puts the family core at risk as well as the children.
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Domestic Violence: The Stoning of Soraya Manutchehri
In the past month of my convalesence, I have spent much time watching movies, most of which I fall asleep during the middle of. During this time I happened to watch one movie in particular that touched my heart and soul so deeply that I feel it...
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Being Your Own Queen for a Day
Take the dreaded time alone to have a spa day , read a book, sip some wine and have a girlie day that even a queen would be envious of.
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Rain: A Poem
Your cloudiness and thunder followed by strikes of lightning reflect the sadness, anger and retaliation I want to inflict on those who have hurt me.
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Why Parents Are Not Allowed to Discipline Their Children Anymore
I have a step-son 8 years old. He has been with me since he was 2 1/2 years old. I have provided his school uniforms, birthday parties , and all necessities and non-necessities (toys) during the past 4 years. He is now in the second grade and has...
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The Creativity of Bipolar Disorder
Some experts say that creativity is linked to bipolar disorder. Some of the most famous artists, writers and other personalities were or are bipolar. For me it is both a gift and a curse.
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Letter From a Battered Woman
For all the times you took me for granted, the things I did for you, the feelings I had for you. I want you to know how much you hurt me with me with your indifference and the way you never had any appreciation. For the times I spent scrubbing...
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The Making of a Prison Wife: A True Story
My husband Fernando with my mom and dad. My father passed away from cancer 3 months later. The last person he remembered was my husband. Me and my husband with my parents. Six months later my husband would be sentenced to 10 1/2 years in Federal...
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Prison Life as a Correctional Officer
Growing up as a child I thought when you were bad you went to hell when you died. I was wrong, First you go to prison.
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Between Heaven and Hell
I wrote this article to try and describe what living daily with manic depressive illness. The ups in mania are exhilirating and the depressive stages are crushing. The creativity is exhausting.
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I Can't Trust You With My Heart
I can't trust you with my heart, you've proved it so many times, everytime you hurt me and everytime you've lied. Whatever we had together, has now been torn apart, I can't go on loving someone I can't trust with my heart. For all the lies...
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Happy Valentines Day Sweetheart
Though time and distance separate us and we're many miles apart, it can never erase the love for you I feel deep in my heart. The romance and the love we shared, so many of the good times, the tears we shared together are etched forever in my...
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Cameron Todd Willingham The Ghost That Won't Go Away
Cameron Todd Willingham, executed by the State of Texas on February 17th, 2004 at 06:20 pm by lethal injection. RIP!! Cameron was the 14th person executed in the U.S. in 2004 899th person executed in the U.S. since 1976 7th person to be...
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Life On the Inside: A Correctional Officers View of Life Behind Bars in Texas Prisons
After studying Criminal Justice for two years only to find out I was one year over the age limit to join the Dallas Police Dept. I decided to take a job in the Department of Corrections. I filled out the application, had my fingerprints taken and...
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I've Found Somebody New
I kissed you goodbye this morning like I always do, you didn't feel the difference, the distance between me and you. You hurried out the door, eager to be gone. But this time I didn't so empty or so all alone. My clothes were secretly packed,...
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Steps for Living With Manic Depressive Illness
How to accept and cope with Manic Depressive Illness and the path of destruction it can leave in your life.
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Girlfriend How To Get Your Groove Back
Yeah, Yeah. Believe me I know thats its far more confortable to sit around in sweats and and old tee shirt. They became our mainstays during pregnancy and just kinda hung around after the "mommy years were over. So its an easy routine to follow,...
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I Don't Love You Anymore
I don't love you anymore, my eyes stay downcast, my tears fall to the floor. You don't say a word, your eyes never meet mine, I know from your response this was the right time. We've been distant for so long, just watching time go by, too...
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Doing Time on the Outside
Due to the mandatory minimum and truth in sentencing acts our prisons are bursting at the seams with people serving very long sentences for some very minor crimes. Given some are violent offenders and got their just dues, it is a touchy issue,...
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I miss you
Today is my birthday, I woke up but something was amiss,You weren't here beside me to wake me with a kiss. I miss all those things about you that you used to do. It's not the same since you've been gone, My heart still misses you. Breakfast in bed...
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Bipolar Disorder: My Monster just wants to have fun!
This is a hub about the mania and depression suffered by those with manic-depressive illness. It is a debilitating disease and a challenge to live with. This hub explains some of the ups and downs.
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Young Kids Hard Time
The increase in violence in juveniles is increasing at an alarming rate and the offenders are getting younger. Should they be tried as adults, and sent to adult prisons?
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The Final Farewell: a Tribute to Our Fallen Soldiers
A Final Farewell to The Fallen of Fort Hood The courage and honor you showed as you valiently protected our country, Just knowing you were there I was able to sleep in peace. You left your loved ones waiting with tear stained faces and cheeks,...
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Bipolar Disorder: How to Recognize the Signs and How to Cope
Being diagnosed with a mental disorder is hard . Living with it and coping can be near impossible. The highs are intoxicating and the lows devastating. I chose to meet in the middle.
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Life Imprisoment for Juveniles
Should juveniles be sentenced to life imprisonment? This is a hotly debated topic and one that was recently decided by the Supreme Court. Should juveniles be placed in adult prisons?
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Domestic Violence the Silent Killer
He didn't mean to do it. It was my fault I made him so angry. If only I were a better person he wouldn't have to hit me. He's only jealous because he loves me. How many times did I make excuses for him? How many times did I say "I'm sorry" for...
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The Death Penalty: State-Sanctioned Murder
Is killing another human being justified? The answer is yes. If society can not be protected from the offender in any other possible, less drastic way. As in the case of the Fort Hood killer, due to his outside contacts, his probability of...
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The Death Penalty, Exoneration and Botched Executions
Even with the mass number of exonerations, botched executions and the possibility of having executed an innocent man, many people still stand behind the death penalty as a deterrant to crime. But is it really? Given the crime rate and the number of murders, robberies, and rapes that occur daily it...
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Texas the Execution Chamber
Texas leads the nation in executions. The death penalty is controversial and politically charged. The death penalty is irreversible and the number of exonerations keep rising.