this is the same barnes & noble  that i loved growing up i would always beeline to the back  to the young adult section spend what felt like hours but was likely only 1  reading the back of every book whose cover grabbed my eye…

what is love if it’s not scary  in the way that unfamiliar things often are not in the way that’s it a wolf draped in a sheep’s skin hate and anger and disrespect masquerading as love   what’s with the wolf/sheep binary? what about the…

The body falls again as you try to hold it up You put your ears to the chest and when you hear nothing, I see it- The slow way your face scrunches in pain Then the tears roll down your face. We both saw the…

I am an illustrator of thoughts, I am author of sentiments, Producer of poetics, Director of dialectic diction, I am a liaison of literature Scripter of scripture Writer of picture Mixture of blood ink and liquor. Composer of the spoken texture Builder of verbal architecture…

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Hour 2 My first memory of friendship First memory of joy First memory of togetherness And also first memory of rivalry   He is only one and a half younger My brother, much ahead of me He always makes me wonder by his talks He…

Prompt from 2016 Marathon: Write a poem that contains one or more of the following common phrases but uses them in a different context than they are usually used. Ideally you would use more than one of the phrases, or repeatedly use the same phrase….

I [redacted] tell you. What you [redacted] hear What you need [redacted] [Redacted} my dear I [redacted] tell you. Though [redacted] I fear The words [redacted]. Are just [redacted] my dear I [redacted] tell you. Hear [redacted] you must. They [redacted] say. [Redacted] words are…

I struggle with [redacted] I have so much of it to give But it’s often wasted On those who don’t want it Am I [redacted] good enough? For your attention For your time For your [redacted] It’s foolish of me To think anything could change…

5 years and 60 poems! What an accomplishment! Thanks Caitlin and Jacob for hosting, organizing, cheering us on. You’re the best 😍 Congrats to the halfers just finished and good luck to the second shift coming on. To those courageous full marathoners, keep on writing…