Revealing

I close my eyes and let out a sigh.

It always makes me feel so much better.

The afternoon sun is flickering in my eyes through the wispy trees;

the breeze calms my heart and cools my temper.

The politics of the day exhaust me and make me age.

People, once believed to be friends, deceive me.

A skill I once had long forgotten.

My uplifting teaching energy now stern and tough,

crosser than I knew I could be.

They respond to the witch in me, the one I find more consuming.

They take advantage of you because you are you -

and think that it is nothing.

It's a tough city - man up.

I spend the afternoon, literally, on retail therapy.

What a glorious feeling it is to spend money you don't really have.

I do feel better, however, so mission accomplished.

I still sit here now though, and wonder at the cruelty of people.

In one swift afternoon, loyalty changes and they have moved on.

I think I am being punished because I am .... passionate?

I wait anxiously for the wine to chill, and remind myself why I am here.

Eye on the goal.

Rely only on yourself.

Laugh at the stupidity of others.

Breathe and move on.