The Limit

She rolled over

Dragged herself out of bed

The sun wasn’t shining

And the cobwebs still clouded her head

The commute was the same

A cube stretching far underground

The chains were ready

Trapped on the 9^th high rise floor

The sky’s the limit

Put on those stiletto shoes

The sky’s the limit

for the woman deep inside of you

The sky’s the limit

What you going to do

She rolled over

Stars in her eyes

She dreamt of a place

That offered the prize

She wasn’t afraid

Putting one foot before the other

She climbed the steps

And prepared for the sun

The sky’s the limit

Put on that sexy red dress

The sky’s the limit

For the woman deep inside of you

The sky’s the limit

What you going to do

She rolled over

Filled with inner strength

She set upon the path

She knew she’d eventually take

She put on those shoes

That sexy red dress

Today there was no limit

For the woman standing tall

The woman who’d achieved it all

The sky’s the limit

Let your heart continue to soar

The sky’s the limit

For the woman deep inside you

The sky’s the limit

You know what you’ve got to do

Clocks

Where has the time gone?

Just then

The clock still had a full circle to go

There were many days

Still to come

But now the days, hours and minutes

Are few

The final hour is but a chime away

And so quickly

The year has passed

Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month. To honor this, I am going to share some of my word-doodles with you.

Class Reunion

Look at the faces

So familiar yet not understood

They have been there everyday

For the past five years

Five years seems long

But it is not

For where in the next fifty years

Will these faces be

Who will they become familiar to

And who will understand them

The Girl is Phat

I'm tired, aren't you tired? The constant bullying, belittling and heckling of women in our society with outstanding talent, but no Gisele Bunchden or Kim Kardashian looks.

Adele has taken the music industry by storm, with lyrics that cut straight to the heart and melodies that are both haunting and buoyant at the same time. On Sunday night, she took home 6 Grammy's, after the success of her latest album 21, and all anyone could talk about were her looks and weight.

In November last year, Adele had surgery on a throat hemorrhage, which could have caused her to be lost to the industry for good. However, on Sunday she returned to the stage with a triumphant performance of Rolling in the Deep, which was rewarded with a standing ovation from a room full of music industry buffs and wannabe's. (I say wannabe's, as there are far too many "artists" riding on the tail coats of musicians and melodies from the past, who force their "new" drivel down our throats and steal our money. Shame on us for bolstering their vacuous, blingy lifestyles.)

And all they could talk about was her weight!!! Since surgery, Adele has lost some weight and that seems to be where the limelight is placed for everything these days........We know you have a great voice, are good at public speaking, are a shoe-in for this TV presenter role or future author extraordinaire, but please just step on this scale before we allow you to pass through the big pearly gates of success.

Last week, Adele had to defend her looks and weight for the upteenth time after Karl Lagerfeld passed a comment. She said, 'I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.'

Is it not time that woman started to stand-up for each other? On two of our local radio stations here in South Africa, the morning shows are headed by men who continually goad women who are not models. Gareth Cliff and Darren Simpson like nothing more than to be controversial, I suppose one could say that is their job, but what was really concerning is the fact that their co-presenters are women. And when these pests continue to harass women about their looks, their co-presenters can only muster up some measly, half wit retort. ENOUGH already! It's time to put people in their place.

We have so many young girls and women who struggle with body image and self-confidence and then when women of all shapes and sizes find success, all we seem to worry about is their weight and looks. What kind of message are we sending? And men just seem to be a bunch of hypocrites.....how often has Jay-Z used the derogatory term "Bitch" in his lyrics to refer to a woman and now that he has had a daughter, he won't use the term anymore. Why were all the other father's daughters not considered before?

I think Adele is beautiful! She is confident and proud of her achievements and does not apologise for the way she chooses to live her life. Give credit where credit is due......the girl is phat!!!

Marriage Rocks

Man, was I surprised when I started hearing the rumours and then seeing the headlines that Heidi Klum and Seal are getting divorced. Most other celebrities heading to splitsville never bother me, infact I hardly blink an eye, but this one was very suprising and a little bit disappointing.

This is a couple who seemed to have, or wanted everyone to believe, they had a near perfect relationship. I guess, that already is where the problem started....there is no such thing as a perfect relationship, no such thing as the fairytale (Kim Kardashian!!!).

Seal has made the comment that they are both shocked that their marriage ended. I don't understand, were they not in this relationship together, did they not sense something was a miss, did they not attempt to work at it? He claims they did and then continues to claim he still loves Klum and she is still the most wonderful woman in the world.

What do the vows say:

I, (name), take you, (name), to be my [opt: lawfully wedded] (husband/wife), my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

Aaahhh, solemn vow to be your partner in sickness & health, good times & bad.....AS LONG AS WE BOTH SHALL LIVE. As long as we both shall live.....so, Heidi and Seal have been married 7 years and every year, on their wedding anniversary, they renewed their vows. So, they repeated such promises and made such vows 7 TIMES.....I ask, where did it all go wrong?