My father’s profession as a career diplomat meant that we moved around a lot during my childhood, and I changed schools every 2-3 years. Being the new girl in class was not always easy, especially when I reached adolescence. I
I wrote Leaving in 1987, 19 years old. It describes the pain of separation and longing for a lover who cannot be with you. Desire begets more desire, and desire and pain can be twins. This does not change with
I wrote Ascension in 2023. It is part of the series called Twin Flames, and describes one of the phases of this spiritual journey. Compare this poem to Phoenix, written in 1988 at the age of 20. Similar sentiments 35