Cheri Allen

Joined July 2021

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Hello! Im Cheri.

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Leatherface and the Guacamole
Leatherface and the Guacamole Cheri Allen Growing up we didn’t have a lot. We weren’t exactly impoverished but we weren’t wealthy either. My dad was a mechanic and for the most part mom stayed home with us kids. It’s funny but I feel like I don’t have as many memories of my childhood as I should. What memories I do have seem to center on food; or at least features eating.
By Cheri Allen4 years ago in Motivation
Baked Pears and Honey
I was 28 when my grandfather died. My Paw Paw. We were never very close but he wasn’t close to anyone. I do have a memory of him riding me around the yard on his back and galloping like a horse. I was wearing a green dress with a picture of a white pipe that was blowing different colored bubbles.
By Cheri Allen4 years ago in Families
The Silence Inside
The Silence Inside By Cheri Allen [email protected] I have this reoccurring dream. It is always the same. I am in a small boat in the middle of the ocean. I have never felt more terrified in my life. I look around and see only water. I’m not particularly afraid of water, but I am scared of the unknown. There is no ending to this nightmare. There is no way can I make it to a shore that I can’t see. No one will find me in time. I am lost. At first the water is still and the sky is blue. Then slowly and methodically the dark clouds move in covering every beam from the bright sun. The waves move my tiny vessel up and down until I am thrown into the water. What is the point of fighting against the current? I give in to the ocean and my body begins to sink. Even though the water is now still, I feel helpless; or maybe it’s hopeless. I am not drowning, I am simply sinking. I can’t float and I’ve forgotten how to swim I just sink. I descend until I can no longer see the light from the surface. The place where hope feels lost. I lost my faith a long time ago. Doubt takes up so much room in my soul. Letting go is almost a relief.
By Cheri Allen4 years ago in Motivation