Moonshadow Reflected in Moonshadow You smile at me, Reach a hand out towards me, As I step over rocks and whirlpools, A landscape as strange As the surface of the Moon In this quiet time Between days, Reflected in the shadow Of a bright, full,…

My auntie Francesca, Grammy carried you, 9 months, You were born, They wouldn’t let her see you, Hours later you were gone, Was it Thalidomide? A 1960s child, A hole in our family we never speak of, Shaping our lives in ways we don’t fully…

We are each of us, imprisoned Here in this very room, each of us are being watched Checked up on constantly Our every action seen and catalogued Kept on a list We obey their rules In the hope of receiving a reward Or avoiding the…

there’s a strange lethargy at the edge of gloom more than when you pour the porridge in the morning for when the fireflies are lighted and they start to zoom to the treeline.  greed and sloth can cease their warring the heated iron cools too…

The most interesting person I’ve met Probably doesn’t exist I wait In the hopes Someone completely My opposite Becomes my friend

bromeliad touch of tropics i step out into the night warm sea air fills my lungs the sea draws me in feet step in the sand the cloudy night hides the moon the wind shifts and reveals the moon and a second moon shadow two…

I said to him, we can’t possibly understand what drives someone to contemplate suicide. It’s true, he said. And it was as if we’d connected in that moment, in our shared inability to empathize with lost souls. But I had lied. I’ve sometimes thought about…

I remember camping Under a moon so bright It cast a shadow Of Mr. Manaugh Across my sleeping bag As he walked from Boy to boy making sure We had All Brushed Our Teeth

Blank White White and black Black and grey Grey gardens Gardening in the sun Sunshiney day Days and nights Nightmares Afraid of it all All is happening Happenstance Standing on the fence Fences break the cycle Cyclical wounds Winding streets Straight or gay Gay 90s…

Kindness c r a d l e s mankind.