Each and every time you lie to me,
Trust turns to the color of hatred.
Each and every time I believe you love me,
For a second my hearts joy appears.
Each and every time I become happy,
I dread the moments of not feeling such.
Each and every time I accomplish a goal,
I am ready to start towards another.
Time is important to those hold it valuable,
And I believe to be one of such people.
Each and every time so very important,
And it to be spent with or without regret.
Each and every time I look out into the world,
I feel a need to be dead.
Each and every time I write a poem.
Thoughts of mines finally come out.
Each and every time I laugh or cry,
My emotional healing reaches a new level.
Each and every time I am woman,
I want to be the best woman I can be.
April 21, 1996