The Poetry of Emotion
I have written so many poems about you, for you, snuck you into fictions and abstract paintings, disguised you into nothingness, shone a knowing spotlight on your unforgotten skin, I feel I should pay you royalties. But of course, I won't, and will deny all your guest appearances in my words and strokes, say it... Continue Reading →
It seems so far away now that place where I once stood and peered out like the beam of a lighthouse over an ocean of possibility back when I knew that out there somewhere among all those faces was love and happiness there’d be hand-in-hand walks through woods and gardens and along rocky shores there’d... Continue Reading →
I had a sister once. Her name was Maud. I never knew her, never even knew of her. No one said. Not our father, or his son, not my mother, no one. No one spoke. All were mute for Maud. She never grew old, never even grew up. And her little life became engulfed in... Continue Reading →
I don’t write about flowers or love, or the embrace of a lover because so many do this so wonderfully that I would rather read their version of beauty than replay mine. Instead I write about how rain watches me- Eyes dangling, while falling but cannot speak what is seen -Who was I to ever... Continue Reading →
With hands in gloves, and face mask tight, I’m sheltered, home, alone. My door is locked, the blinds are drawn, Connected only by Internet and phone. Just when I think that I may survive, Life takes a somber token. Alas, I think I’ll starve to death. My can opener has just broken. Photo by Guilherme... Continue Reading →
It is dark in here and my fingers touch stone, a hollowed cave beneath tons of rock. How did I get here? I can guess. ‘You,’ I say, an accusation in my voice. ‘You showed me the cave. You’ve let me in!’ But it was me who sealed the exit. Like a cavewoman I am... Continue Reading →
I used to love the cold nights, The nights so cold outside that I could feel it in my nice warm house. When she was here we’d get under the covers And we’d talk, Her body up against mine emanating heat. I’d fall asleep after she did and I’d sleep through the night. Tonight... Continue Reading →
i remember you that blank empty expression no smile to be found eyes that could and would kill no happiness anywhere around only hatred that grew i take a step back blinking my eyes overcome with fear from a glimpse into the past while i stood there starring at the man in the mirror Photo by Drigo Diniz... Continue Reading →
When I lost the first baby not on a bus or a train, it ran out of me like slow paint across the walls. It wrote promises in code keeping none of them. I spent a week in bed staring at the pictures on the calendar wondering if the small perfect girls on shiny white porches ... Continue Reading →
I was but a character In the moment I wasn't aware In those moments I thought I lived a truth In those moments I was awarded When we've been awarded the character thrives I thrived every time until the texts stopped I was destroyed yet again I would move into my next character I'd evolve... Continue Reading →
Ephemeral Elegies 