RETURN ME TO THE EARTH

When I die don't entomb me

Don't put my body, my, earthly shell, in a box.

Don't put that box in the ground.

Return me to the Earth.

I worry about where I will end up.

Both literally and figuratively

It keeps me awake at night.

Return me to the Earth.

A nice fluffy cloud.

With a pink hue?

Who says clouds can't be pink?

This is my rhyme.

I'll write what I choose.

But before my spirit moves on.

Return me to the Earth.

Lucie and I were a team.

That's for sure.

Our spirits will be together forever.

Return us to the Earth.

A tree.

Near a library.

That's where I want  to be

Lucie, well, she is a dog.

(The last time I saw her was in my library's storeroom.)

She liked trees.

Return us to the Earth.

I want my life to have meant something.

I was here.

I want to give back to my community

My final good deed.

Return me to the Earth.

Plant a tree.

(And  when you are done party on.)

 

PUSHY WITH A PURPOSE

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Calle is the agency's new chief program director.

she is...

Pushy with a purpose.

She's big on meetings, agendas, getting things done. 

She'll drag you kicking and screaming.

That's no lie.

Positivity mixed with humor. 

That's Calle's M.O.

She is...

Pushy with a purpose.

"What did you write about this week?

What did you earn from that negative experience?

How can we make things better between you and your staff?"

She is...

Pushy with a purpose.

"A code word might work. 

Use it whenever you're feeling stressed. 

Your staff will have one too."

(Code words? What is this? A top-secret mission?)

She is...

Pushy with a purpose.

Calle pushed me to confront difficult issues.

I pushed back.

It was not pretty.

Truthfully I thought she was nuts

She is...

Pushy with a purpose.

But then she did not push so hard.

I began to see that Calle did want only good things for me.

To live a good life.

She is...

Pushy with a purpose.

Don't be put off by her uniqueness

Calle shows up.

Does what she says.

I can depend on her.

She won't BS me.

She is...

Pushy with a purpose

THANK YOU LACHANDRIA

 For being the best support coordinator this agency has.

For cooking.

For driving.

For caring.

Thank you LaChandria.

For coming to work when you don't feel well.

Still doing your job.

Giving 100%.

Thank you LaChandria.

For taking care of me when I was sick.

From blowing my nose to cleaning out my snot.

Yuck!

For never complaining.

Thank you LaChandria.

For never making me feel like I was to blame

Like I had the plague.

Thank you LaChandria.

For sharing your Chinese food with me.

For making sure I am stylin' when I go out.

Thank you Lachandria.

You are selfless.

One of a kind.

There aren't enough adjectives to describe your awesomeness.

I won't even try.

I'll just say...

Thank you LaChandria.