IRENE acrylic on canvas 12 x 18 inches

Edna is searching for the switch to the past so she can turn it off, hoping her smile can go further to joy.  Hurdles can hurt but like all wounds, they should heal...no to gangrene

EDNA WILL BUY A ZOO

Someday I will buy my own kind of zoo, I will fill it with heartbeats and laughter. my nephew and nieces will play in it; my sister will help me build it. And you will live with us, in this zoo; deep in our hearts. Someday, my world which you made small will be a big zoo again because you will let me. love you mommy. i miss you.

In honor of those who were left behind...

I'm sorry you're sick. I'm sorry you're dying. I'm sorry you're dead. Did you ever feel sorry for me? For the one you left behind? Offguarded and unprepared, how on earth do you want me to do this? To go through life without you. I know, its been nearly two years, I should let go. But how can I when I can still remember and still cry and I'm still afraid of what happened and what can happen. I depend on you; you are my rock, the anchor to a drifter like me. You are the only one who loved me unconditionally and i want to be loved like that. I always know that when I tumble down from one mistake to another, you'll be there to be my staff. I have no one now. No one to hold on to but me. So yes, I am a hero. I should be honored because you, of all people, left me behind.