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A Spike in Guilt
Guilt is a ball of napalm inside of a Jack-o-lantern on a crisp, Halloween night Eating... No, evaporating to the very core Staunch in...
May 2, 20241 min read


Some Labeled it Villain; I Labeled it Love
I can still hear his voice gruff with grief,
screaming through the other end of the phone:
May 20, 20231 min read


Cotton & Quicksand
Healing is a jagged line and a crooked path I keep trying to do the work, but it's like quicksand Unearthing burials to get to the bones...
Apr 1, 20211 min read


Slay the Monster
Slay the monster under the bed It’s what childhood exists of Monsters in closets and under beds rising from creaky floorboards and dark...
Mar 10, 20211 min read


It Always Does
The blissful sours... It always does, though the expiration date changes I’ve never known a life without pain La douleur exquise, as the...
Feb 17, 20211 min read


Harder is What She's Known
She survives on coffee and tequila but pretends to love whisky because it's harder And harder is what she's known She cries at paper cuts...
Jan 9, 20211 min read


Shame in My Veins
I could carry the shame in my veins but would that ever stop the blood from flowing? What I know of self-hatred and doubt is of weighted...
Nov 26, 20201 min read


Great Planes
What great planes stretch beyond our comprehension. An other-worldly extension that whispers to us in our dreams. Wiped away in the...
Aug 31, 20201 min read


I Like the Writers Who
I like writers who aren't afraid of the dark. Calling storms to paper with the tips of their pens. Diving into bottomless pits of...
Jul 26, 20201 min read


Why Are You Crying
(after Mary Lambert) I’m crying because I can’t find words And words are what make my world go I'll cry over spilled coffee too! I’m...
Jul 26, 20202 min read


The Patron Saint of Young Mothers
(after Chelsea Coreen) She is hot cocoa in mid-July and late to work again Because cravings don’t keep time She is a middle finger to...
Apr 16, 20201 min read


Laid to Rest
Inside this crumpled paper on the floor Are the words of a poet who couldn’t find the words for a poem Tried to write a letter….but the...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


The Lies That Took Her From Me
I saw her tip toeing to the edge of her mind. I looked back to see her glancing at me. Her face was beaming with beauty but streaming...
Oct 10, 20192 min read


Crave
My body beckons to you and rejects you within the same day. It craves you with a fierce power that hasn’t faded, but it’s missing...
Jan 28, 20192 min read


From Behind Your Palace Walls
I'm embarrassed of you. Though, I don't know how to tell you. Your awkward comments that take over the grace of your tongue anytime...
Jan 3, 20191 min read


Imagination
The scent of cotton candy fills the air. Vast is its depth. Vibrant colors bouncing between walls and around corners, never stopping to...
Aug 6, 20171 min read


Her Smile Never Faded
A beautiful creation, she was stunning by detail. Her heart more open than the ocean, and she wore it like a veil. Carefully stitched to...
Feb 20, 20172 min read


Switches
Someone told me that I was insensitive, Defensive and rather unfeeling. It’s not the first time I’ve heard that, I’ve been assured that,...
Dec 26, 20161 min read


Dipped in Gold
There's no magic wand to place the pieces of a broken heart. Or fix one that was defective from the start, or aid one that just up and...
Nov 27, 20161 min read


Demons
I’m not even sure if they’re real anymore. These demons… I’ve told their story as if they’ve existed for as long as I can remember. But...
Sep 10, 20161 min read
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