I heard the haunting voice of the western screech owl like a human voice shrieking through the dark puzzled thunder of night, it awakened my fretting mind, and illuminated my ebony memories. The voice, like rain pouring through the gaps in the weary hours of the night caused me to contemplate the absurdity, of my... Continue Reading →

I didn’t silence easily, not even as a child I spoke first and listened later to the embarrassed laughter or pourings of outrage from adult mouths. I resisted my mother’s attempts to quieten me, I knew it would ruin me, arrest my development, curtail my growth, my flowering. So I was ready for you when... Continue Reading →

A belowdecks storeroom— bottles and vials spilled from drawers and shelves at sea in rough waters-- was locked three years. Mr. May and Chief Payne said to go down and clean it up. It was like a bunch of dead little birds, the crinkled brown bags, torn cardboard boxes, broken glass, bulkheads and overhead peeling,... Continue Reading →

If you never again picked up a pen and scrawled sweet odes to my beauty and strength across a page, it would be no matter to me. You would remain my breathing ballad. The way you stand taller when you see me enter the room... The words you write across my naked body with your... Continue Reading →

Purplish sunsets laydown shadows of hope and expectations upon the asleep forest, Delicate nuances of white, reflecting the light on the gleaming snow transcend us in a divine realm. A fascinating crystalline exhibit of ice flowers, hand-painted on our windows inspires our muse, The gentle snowflakes' dance invites us to unity, bringing happiness. A magical... Continue Reading →

Things are stacked against the wall. Boxes, suitcases, shelves, toys, fans. The movers will be here next week; all that is left is to break down those last essentials for the final night: bed, computer desk, vodka, mixers, a single glass. It is easier this time than last, only one person’s life packed away, one... Continue Reading →

The night comes crawling toward me Baring fangs, snarling in secret The night brings out sharpened fingers The night cracks broken staircases I sit alone in the one chair My eyes burnt My lips trembling My body hurt From misremembering I can’t bring myself to retreat to the bed Because that’s where I used to... Continue Reading →

Let the song take root in the air at the ear and in the depths let it be heard regenerate a disordered heart overcome the dullness that refutes melody relieve the pain the atonal gorges on let it be sung again and again stubbornly without trimming one note one precious chord the songs persistence unstifled... Continue Reading →

You kept a rusty Bugs Bunny tin of marbles in our bedroom on the shelf you thought I couldn’t reach because you dreamt they might be worth something Someday. I found one under your bed this morning when I was clearing out Mom’s house and your side of the room exactly as you had left... Continue Reading →