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Sorry, I am just responding. I have been very busy painting the last two days. I must confess that I am not an artist either, but I love working with paint. I am very surprised that there are many out there who actually like my work--I never would have thought. Now, this is what I am talking about. I think I got some good stuff started here. I read every single word of your comments and I am just as eager as I was before to continue writing and posting. CDBurns, you are right, my skin is soooo thick I am totally accustomed to red ink. I say this to you: The better I see it my dear. It is red ink that has made me the scholar that I am today. After living a life of sheer hell and coming out beautifully clean on the other side, I welcome this type of critiquing. I must say, though, I am not a poet, nor do I aspire to become one. However, I am a dedicated writer with lots of passion. I wrote these poems when my life was in shambles. I did not stop one time to study the rhyme or reasons to poetry--I just wanted to write what was on my heart and mind. Like I've said, writing saved my life on countless occasions, so too did these poems. Don't worry, I wouldn't think about writing a book of poetry without doing some hard studying. However, that is not even where I am heading. By the way, I am also accustomed to rejections. I have received many in my time and there are certainly more to come. But guess what, I don't quit. I will continue to post and I look forward to even more comments from more of you. This type of interchange is what brings vitality to this forum. Troy, don't worry, I am a big girl. I don't intend to run away because of constructive criticism. This is what this is, right? Thanks for taking the time to respond to my work. I asked for comments and suggestions in terms of feedback and I have somewhat accomplished my goal in getting a quality response from you and Cynique. You see, I learn something new, informative, and exciting every single day. I am a smart cookie; I know how to wake people up!

Well, Guys, if you're like me, mostly all of my friends on FaceBook are literally my friends, - people I am related to, or went to school with or worked with, or met later in life. So when it comes to FaceBook, in my case, it is literally a social media. I post pictures of me and my kids and grandkids on their birthdays, or on special occasions. I also do a little editorializing from time to time, posting opinions that are intentionally offensive to religious or patriotic people. I occasionally share some personal observations but they are usually ones that poke fun at myself. All the religious memes and prayers requests and pictures of food and pets do bore me but, believe it or not, there are a lot of folks who like to hear the testimonies of others who have, with the help of the Lord, made it through a crises. Black women, particularly, tend to be sentimental and mawkish and eat up sappy stuff like this. FaceBook is also embroidered with threads that originate with controversial memes inviting comments which provoke angry exchanges among people of different political and religious persuasion. These discussions are my cup of tea because I like to argue! Needless to say, FaceBook is a stage, a screen, a form of communication which enables both young and old to connect with the world-at-large, - especially for me because I don't get out and about that much any more. And it should be noted that FaceBook was not a spontaneous combustion. It was a insidious idea that gradually ingratiated itself into a population ripe for a way to validate its existence by sharing its mundane experiences with an audience. Facebook is also a channel for perversion and a conduit for violence. Obviously it satisfies a need which is why it thrives.

Hello Everyone, I can agree with most of this. I closed my FB account a few months back for some of these same reasons. Troy, like you, my business account attracted zero traffic. For Business, I think LinkedIn is so much better. My husband does not have a FB account and vows to never start one. He is a master at working LinkedIn and his responses from using it is fantastic. In less than two years, he has acquired almost 3.000 professional contacts and counting. Facebooks keeps too many folks in our business. There are better venues for business connects.

Thanks Troy. For the past few days I have been extremely busy trying to figure out how to get my two grand babies from Atlanta to Texas for Thanksgiving. At first we were going to drive to meet my son at a halfway mark, but, oh what a drive it would be. We have now decided to fly them here instead, and oh, how expensive, even in the business class price range. But I tell you it's a lot better than that drive. Anyway, I am telling you this because I don't have time to set up my profile the way that I want it right now. I will be getting back on this after Thanksgiving. I am in the planning stage for all my delicious meals. Yeah, I am pretty good in the kitchen--rattling pots and pans--at least my hubby thinks so I also want to say "thank you" again for welcoming me into this community. I have been looking for a social platform where I can share my experiences as a black woman and black writer.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man I feel the same way. I don't have my birthday posted on Facebook and my wife doesn't tag me in family related topics. My page is strictly for promoting my business and things I want to share. I don't even say Happy Birthday to people on Facebook My wife will post pictures of the kids and stuff like that, but she doesn't tag me. It is for the family in Cali and elsewhere, but we don't get into it. I often say to myself that if you are writing this kind of stuff on Facebook, your relationship must really have gone through some real shitty stuff and you have to "bonify your love" like Jeffrey Osbourne, lol. But I feel you on this one.

Awwwww this was very sweet! Glad you finally found your true love!

This is so beautiful Mrs. Church!!