It's honest and sincere, Constance. I like poetry that is uncluttered, direct and evokes emotion beneath the surface. Nice work.

One comment? I think you mean "Held Too Tightly" rather than "Held to tightly."

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Yes you are I right...I need to go back and change that. Thanks so much, I still can't believe how hard it was to put that up here.

Oh and you can call me Annie

Nice reading. :-) Expressed a lot of insight.

You say you are a chef? Where?

I'm a chef too. :-)

For a chef, you write well.

Right outside of Tuscon. Yeah Chef's can scream and cook, but we're not supposed to write well. And I can't write, I can type. Ha Ha Thanks for the comment

This seems reminiscent of the expression, "When a man's hand touches the hand of a woman they both touch the heart of eternity." (Kahlil Gibran)

Keep writing. That was written from your heart and touched me deeply.

Thanks

your writing is not so much as your expression, which I felt in this piece. Keep going! I know that fire is still burning, see what else it sparks...