a line is nothing but a dot that started out and didn’t stop until it reached a suitable spot my line has curved and made its way to give a shape of comforting sways two figures dancing and embraced hand in hand, face to face add some color, flesh them out bring some life, let... Continue Reading →
when you’re gone
I hear some tires not quite like yours but I let myself forget and think, he’s come home at last, though the fantasy fades fast. Driving around with the windows down I catch a scent of baking cookies, a barbecue, a party of some family still together, and I turn to smile at you but... Continue Reading →
“Why do they have to keep saying Black Lives Matter??”
she asks me hard with loud indignation, for obviously this disturbing of her peace is a wildly unwarranted irritation. “Why can’t they see that all lives matter?” she cries as she sips her too expensive teas not knowing how easily her glass ceiling can shatter. I sigh, purse my lips, wonder at her resolve: is... Continue Reading →
carry me on
lightanddark upanddown myLove extends bends covers every inch of You inchingcloser count -ing sec- onds ev- ery breath a softconfession of This(strongLove) i have for You i have for You a simple wish (carry me on) your lips say my name,blowakiss let me Live in yourHeart's abyss I wrote this for my husband after sharing... Continue Reading →
On the occasion of being texted by my rapist
Hey, he says, I hope you’re well. It was nice to see you in your car and wave hello even if it was nothing more, he says. Except, I know it was so much more than hello. It was hell, you know? To see my memory flash before my eyes with his smile and my... Continue Reading →
a call to colorful arms
16 January 2018 we live in a sea of faces each so different yet many much the same there are those who stand out but are simultaneously hidden as the dominant group claims their space I am both different but very much the same with my floral features but white washed hues and so I... Continue Reading →
hiding
11 April 2014 store away all which is evil the sharp metals in a shattered world like a glass jar containing a venom, medicinal when contained, toxic when exposed. expose them only to what is sweet a cotton candy treat to treat the wounds you don't know they have. store away their fears of the... Continue Reading →
Lizard in my backyard
5 November 2013 Its belly dragged along the ground as it danced forward each foot guiding its wave- like movement back and forth, side to side a belly dancer with a shiny shimmy tail glistening in the sun. Both nearly blocked my vision to the act I was to witness Its gleam... Continue Reading →
Me Hating You While You Hate Yourself For Being Like the One You Hated
Content warning: this poem depicts rape and abuse. 9 December 2013 Me Hating You While You Hate Yourself For Being Like the One You Hated I know it’s hard, and its hard body provoked you and my soft body provoked it to provoke you. It’s all my fault; not its, not yours. I know it’s... Continue Reading →
true love’s kiss
I’ve been feeling extra in love with my hubby lately and made some art for him. I hope you can enjoy it too. https://youtu.be/XjlsXKjI73c