poem
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Mirrors
My mirror is a funny thing, reflecting back every sin Prisms held my mind, reflections bent to serve The curve of glass— a glance reveal— many selves, set to blur I slipped up once— staring deep— Continue reading
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Hummingbird
Where do you go when empty blooms sway? Ruby throats flash in green limbs– when I lean close, time ripples away. Wings beat in my mind– when I wake, silence hums. Continue reading
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Mourning Showers
Today— the mourning doves were not mourning anything. They arrived on hushed wings— Summoning the dawn with chatter and song. Continue reading
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The Nugget
I wrote a little nugget. I put it in my head. One day, it said to me, “Are you worthy or are you dead?” I thought if I could find my voice, I’d answer as I should. But the words… Continue reading
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To Save the World
I lied when I said I’d save the world— The coldness clung as I learned— ideals can lie. The wound sunk in me— a ballast ache of failure. Continue reading
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Three Letters to Love
I loved someone. They tried to know me. So I walked. Love, eh? Continue reading
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A Dog Is Just a Dog
And when he glances up at me— a dog is just a dog until he isn’t. Continue reading
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Ode to Unemployment
Oh, happy is the interview day, when spirits are raised, doubts pushed away. With sweatpants forgone, clothes freshly ironed– What could be better than getting hired? Continue reading
