A lullaby is sung to us as children. But well into adulthood, sleep remains elusive. This is my loving goodbye to the cares of the day.

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I created this piece for UnErase Against Drugs event. I wanted to go beyond the PSA-style message and tell a story. What's your poison?

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Each time I perform this, men tell me, "You really understand how a guy feels." I still feel wrecked by my custody battle.

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A love poem chaptered in pieces of my heart and pages from a journal.

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All of you homesick for the sickness of love, propping yourself on memories of a relationship, wondering if healing will ever be clean? It won't.

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You're out to dinner on Friday night. It's nothing exciting, nothing new. Till you look over to the next table.

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